CVE-2020-13388

Public Exploit

Description

An exploitable vulnerability exists in the configuration-loading functionality of the jw.util package before 2.3 for Python. When loading a configuration with FromString or FromStream with YAML, one can execute arbitrary Python code, resulting in OS command execution, because safe_load is not used.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.56% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory github.io Third-Party Advisory github.io Third-Party Advisory netapp.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io third party advisory exploit
https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2020/04/27/cve-2020-13388-jw-util-vulnerability/ third party advisory exploit
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200528-0002/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-13388?
CVE-2020-13388 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-13388?
To fix CVE-2020-13388, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-13388 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-13388 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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