Multiple vulnerabilities in huggingface transformers

Published: 2024-08-13

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-6730 CVE-2023-7018
CWE-ID	CWE-502
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	transformers Other software / Other software solutions
Vendor	huggingface

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data

EUVDB-ID: #VU95804

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6730

CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when fetching RagRetriever models. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted config file to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

transformers: 0.1.2 - 4.35.2

External links

http://huntr.com/bounties/423611ee-7a2a-442a-babb-3ed2f8385c16
http://github.com/huggingface/transformers/commit/1d63b0ec361e7a38f1339385e8a5a855085532ce

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.

2) Deserialization of Untrusted Data

EUVDB-ID: #VU95803