CVE-2022-24065

Public Exploit
Command Injection

Description

The package cookiecutter before 2.1.1 are vulnerable to Command Injection via hg argument injection. When calling the cookiecutter function from Python code with the checkout parameter, it is passed to the hg checkout command in a way that additional flags can be set. The additional flags can be used to perform a command injection.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.56% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a cookiecutter
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-COOKIECUTTER-2414281 patch third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter/releases/tag/2.1.1 third party advisory
https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter/commit/fdffddb31fd2b46344dfa317531ff155e7999f77 third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HQKWT7SGFDCUPPLDIELTN7FVTHWDL5YK/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G5TXC4JYTNGOUFMCXPZ6QKWEZN3URTAK/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-24065?
CVE-2022-24065 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-24065?
To fix CVE-2022-24065, 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-2022-24065 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-24065 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-24065?
CVE-2022-24065 affects n/a cookiecutter.
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