Deserialization of Untrusted Data in PyDrive2 - CVE-2023-49297
Published: December 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84380
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49297
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to load a specially crafted YAML file and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that PyDrive2 is run in the same directory as the malicious YAML file or if it is loaded in via LoadSettingsFile.
Affected software
PyDrive2
Fedora
PyDrive2
Fedora
PyDrive2
How to mitigate CVE-2023-49297
Install updates from vendor's website.
PyDrive2 - addressed in versions 1.16.2, 1.18.0
PyDrive2 - addressed in versions 1.18.0-1.fc38, 1.18.0-1.fc39, 1.18.0-1.fc40
PyDrive2 - addressed in versions 1.18.0-1.fc38, 1.18.0-1.fc39, 1.18.0-1.fc40