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CVE-2018-14572: conference-scheduler-cli Arbitrary Code Execution

October 29, 2018 (updated September 13, 2024)

In conference-scheduler-cli, a pickle.load call on imported data allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pickle file, as demonstrated by Python code that contains an os.system call.

References

  • github.com/PyconUK/ConferenceScheduler-cli
  • github.com/PyconUK/ConferenceScheduler-cli/issues/19
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-cf3c-fffp-34qh
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/conference-scheduler-cli/PYSEC-2018-64.yaml
  • joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2020/04/25/cve-2018-14572-conference-scheduler-cli
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14572

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 0.10.1

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
  • CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Source file

pypi/conference-scheduler-cli/CVE-2018-14572.yml

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