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CVE-2023-34457: MechanicalSoup vulnerable to malicious web server reading arbitrary files on client using file input inside HTML form

July 5, 2023 (updated October 1, 2024)

A malicious web server can read arbitrary files on the client using a <input type="file" ...> inside HTML form.

References

  • github.com/MechanicalSoup/MechanicalSoup
  • github.com/MechanicalSoup/MechanicalSoup/commit/d57c4a269bba3b9a0c5bfa20292955b849006d9e
  • github.com/MechanicalSoup/MechanicalSoup/releases/tag/v1.3.0
  • github.com/MechanicalSoup/MechanicalSoup/security/advisories/GHSA-x456-3ccm-m6j4
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-x456-3ccm-m6j4
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mechanicalsoup/PYSEC-2023-108.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34457

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.2.0 before 1.3.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.3.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.3.0 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

pypi/MechanicalSoup/CVE-2023-34457.yml

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