CVE-2020-13388
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the configuration-loading functionality of the jw.util package before 2.3 for Python. When loading a configuration with FromString or FromStream with YAML, one can execute arbitrary Python code, resulting in OS command execution, because safe_load is not used.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
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 | jw-util | <2.3 | 2.3 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13388
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2020/04/27/cve-2020-13388-jw-util-vulnerability
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200528-0002
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2020/04/27/cve-2020-13388-jw-util-vulnerability/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200528-0002/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h72c-w3q3-55qq
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