CVE-2017-16616

Published Nov 8, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-0101 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vg8g-jpm9-jh8r Unsafe pyyaml load usage in PyAnyAPI
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:27 PM
Reserved
Nov 6, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 8, 2017, 3:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:09 AM