CVE-2020-13388GHSA-H72C-W3Q3-55QQPYSEC-2020-341
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the configuration-loading functionality of the jw.util package before 2.3 for Python.
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 2.3
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- n/a n/a
Version range not reported
- jw-utilPyPI
fixed in 2.3