Vulnerability in Owlmixin Project
CVE-2017-16618
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML loading functionality of util.py in OwlMixin before 2.0.0a12. A "Load YAML" string or file (aka load_yaml or load_yamlf) 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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.045 (91.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Owlmixin Project — versions 2.0.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/tadashi-aikawa/owlmixin/commit/5d0575303f6df869a515ced4285f24ba721e0… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/08/cve-2017-16618-convert-through-… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/tadashi-aikawa/owlmixin/issues/12 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16618?
- CVE-2017-16618 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Owlmixin Project. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16618?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16618 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.