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CVE-2020-13388
OS Command Injection in jw.util
Impact
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the configuration-loading functionality of the jw.util package before 2.3 for Python. When loading a configuration with FromString or FromStream with YAML, one can execute arbitrary Python code, resulting in OS command execution, because safe_load is not used.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | jw.util | < 2.3 | 2.3 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Python | Jw.Util | before 2.3 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2020/04/27/cve-2020-13388-jw-util-vulnerability/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200528-0002/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h72c-w3q3-55qq
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13388