CVE-2022-22817

Description

PIL.ImageMath.eval in Pillow before 9.0.0 allows evaluation of arbitrary expressions, such as ones that use the Python exec method. A lambda expression could also be used.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.55% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory readthedocs.io Vendor Advisory readthedocs.io

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.0.html#restrict-builtins-available-to-imagemath-eval	release notes vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00018.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5053	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.1.html#security	release notes vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00021.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-22817?: CVE-2022-22817 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-22817?: To fix CVE-2022-22817, 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-2022-22817 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2022-22817 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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