# CVE-2020-14343: A vulnerability was discovered in the PyYAML library in versions before 5.4, where it is susceptible to arbitrary code execution when it pro

- Also known as: GHSA-8Q59-Q68H-6HV4, PYSEC-2021-142
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 4 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 5.4
- Published: 2021-02-09 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a PyYAML: PyYAML 5.4
- pyyaml (PyPI): fixed in 5.4

## Description

A vulnerability was discovered in the PyYAML library in versions before 5.4, where it is susceptible to arbitrary code execution when it processes untrusted YAML files through the full_load method or with the FullLoader loader. Applications that use the library to process untrusted input may be vulnerable to this flaw. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system by abusing the python/object/new constructor. This flaw is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-1747.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a PyYAML, pyyaml, upgrade to a fixed version (5.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/issues/420
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1860466
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://github.com/SeldonIO/seldon-core/issues/2252
- https://github.com/Kairo-one/CVE-2020-14343-PyYAML
- https://github.com/j4k0m/loader-CVE-2020-14343
- https://github.com/saina15/cve-2020-14343-lab
- https://github.com/sijie52/yasa-cve-2020-14343

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