# CVE-2023-25344: An issue was discovered in swig-templates thru 2.0.4 and swig thru 1.4.2, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Object.prot

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-15 · Updated: 2025-02-27

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in swig-templates thru 2.0.4 and swig thru 1.4.2, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Object.prototype anonymous function.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/node-swig/swig-templates/issues/89
- https://www.gem-love.com/2023/02/01/Swig%E6%A8%A1%E6%9D%BF%E5%BC%95%E6%93%8E0day%E6%8C%96%E6%8E%98-%E4%BB%A3%E7%A0%81%E6%89%A7%E8%A1%8C%E5%92%8C%E6%96%87%E4%BB%B6%E8%AF%BB%E5%8F%96/

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