Privilege escalation in Pallets Jinja



Published: 2019-04-07 | Updated: 2019-10-14
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-10906
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Jinja
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Vendor The Pallets Projects

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU21765

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10906

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the "str.format_map" allows a sandbox escape. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Jinja: 2.0 - 2.10

External links

http://palletsprojects.com/blog/jinja-2-10-1-released


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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