CVE-2018-14572
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
In conference-scheduler-cli, a pickle.load call on imported data allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pickle file, as demonstrated by Python code that contains an os.system call.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | conference-scheduler-cli | <=0.10.1 | |
| PyPI | conference-scheduler-cli | | |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14572
- https://github.com/PyconUK/ConferenceScheduler-cli/issues/19
- https://github.com/PyconUK/ConferenceScheduler-cli
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cf3c-fffp-34qh
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/conference-scheduler-cli/PYSEC-2018-64.yaml
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2020/04/25/cve-2018-14572-conference-scheduler-cli
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2020/04/25/cve-2018-14572-conference-scheduler-cli/
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