Vulnerability in Pyanyapi Project
CVE-2017-16616
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in the YAMLParser method in Interfaces.py in PyAnyAPI before 0.6.1. 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: 0.036 (88.3th 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
- Pyanyapi_project Pyanyapi
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16616?
- CVE-2017-16616 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pyanyapi Project. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16616?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16616 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.