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    CVE-2017-16763

    An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in config.py in Confire 0.2.0. Due to the user-specific configuration being loaded from "~/.confire.yaml" using the yaml.load function, a YAML parser can execute arbitrary Python commands resulting in command execution. An attacker can insert Python into loaded YAML to trigger this vulnerability.

    Published:Nov 10, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Nov 10, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.01919
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Confire Project
    Product
    Confire

    Exploits

    https://github.com/bbengfort/confire/issues/24https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16763-configure-loaded-through-confire/https://github.com/bbengfort/confire/issues/24https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16763-configure-loaded-through-confire/

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    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High