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    CVE-2017-16618

    An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML loading functionality of util.py in OwlMixin before 2.0.0a12. A "Load YAML" string or file (aka load_yaml or load_yamlf) can execute arbitrary Python commands resulting in command execution because load is used where safe_load should have been used. An attacker can insert Python into loaded YAML to trigger this vulnerability.

    Published:Nov 8, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Nov 8, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.02016
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Owlmixin Project
    Product
    Owlmixin

    Exploits

    https://github.com/tadashi-aikawa/owlmixin/issues/12https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/08/cve-2017-16618-convert-through-owlmixin/https://github.com/tadashi-aikawa/owlmixin/issues/12https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/08/cve-2017-16618-convert-through-owlmixin/

    Common Weakness Enumeration

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    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Low
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    Availability
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