CVE-2017-16764
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in the read_yaml_file method in io_utils.py in django_make_app 0.1.3. A YAML parser can execute arbitrary Python commands resulting in command execution. An attacker can insert Python into loaded YAML to trigger this vulnerability.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | django-make-app | <=0.1.3 | |
| PyPI | django-make-app | >=0.1.0.1 | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| django_make_app_project | django_make_app | 0.1.3 | |
References
- https://github.com/illagrenan/django-make-app/issues/5
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16764-vulnerability-in-django-make-app/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16764
- https://github.com/illagrenan/django-make-app/commit/acd814433d1021aa8783362521b0bd151fdfc9d2
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9pv8-q5rx-c8gq
- https://github.com/illagrenan/django-make-app
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django-make-app/PYSEC-2017-79.yaml
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16764-vulnerability-in-django-make-app
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