CVE-2017-16616

Critical

Description

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductPyanyapi
PublishedNov 8, 2017
First seenNov 8, 2017

How to fix

Update
  • pyanyapi_project pyanyapi0.6.1 or later
  • pyanyapi0.6.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
pyanyapi_project pyanyapiv < 0.6.10.6.1
pyanyapiPyPIv < 0.6.10.6.1

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