PYSEC-2014-25

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    PYSEC-2014-25

    Published: 27 Oct 2014Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The from_yaml method in serializers.py in Django Tastypie before 0.9.10 does not properly deserialize YAML data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via vectors related to the yaml.load method.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/1, https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/nov/01/piston-and-tastypie-security-releases/, https://github.com/toastdriven/django-tastypie/commit/e8af315211b07c8f48f32a063233cc3f76dd5bc2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/7, https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/django-tastypie/i2aNGDHTUBI, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qgvw-qc2q-gv5q

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: django-tastypie

    Purl: pkg:pypi/django-tastypie

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -e8af315211b07c8f48f32a063233cc3f76dd5bc2

    Affected versions

    0.9.6
    0.9.7
    0.9.9

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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