# CVE-2020-13388: An exploitable vulnerability exists in the configuration-loading functionality of the jw.util package before 2.3 for Python.

- Also known as: GHSA-H72C-W3Q3-55QQ, PYSEC-2020-341
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.3
- Published: 2020-05-22 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- jw-util (PyPI): fixed in 2.3

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, jw-util, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- 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/

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