VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-16764
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in the read_yaml_file method in io_utils.py in django_make_app 0.1.3.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.53%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in the read_yaml_file method in io_utils.py in django_make_app 0.1.3. A YAML parser can execute arbitrary Python commands resulting in command execution. An attacker can insert Python into loaded YAML to trigger this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.53% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- django make app project/django make app
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/illagrenan/django-make-app/issues/5Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16764-vulnerability-in-django-make-app/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/illagrenan/django-make-app/issues/5Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16764-vulnerability-in-django-make-app/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.