Execution of untrusted code through config file
Moderate severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
Mar 6, 2021
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tenable/integration-jira-cloud
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Updated Feb 1, 2023
Description
Reviewed
Mar 10, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Mar 10, 2021
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Mar 10, 2021
Last updated
Feb 1, 2023
Credits
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abhiabhi2306 Analyst
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v1dhun Analyst
Impact
It is possible to run arbitrary commands through the yaml.load() method. This could allow an attacker with local access to the host to run arbitrary code by running the application with a specially crafted YAML configuration file.
Workarounds
Manually adjust yaml.load() to yaml.safe_load()
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