Vulnerability in Mlalchemy Project
CVE-2017-16615
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in the parse_yaml_query method in parser.py in MLAlchemy before 0.2.2. When processing YAML-Based queries for data, a YAML parser can execute arbitrary Python commands resulting in command execution because load is used where safe_load should have been used. An attacker can insert Python into loaded YAML to trigger this vulnerability.
EPSS: 0.034 (87.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mlalchemy_project Mlalchemy — versions 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16615?
- CVE-2017-16615 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mlalchemy Project. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16615?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16615 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.