Code Injection in Pillow - CVE-2023-50447
Published: January 24, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85743
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50447
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Alex Clark and Contributors
Affected software:
Pillow
Pillow
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the PIL.ImageMath.eval function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-50447
Install updates from vendor's website.