An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in the read_yaml_file method in io_utils.py in django_make_app 0.1.3. A YAML parser can execute arbitrary Python commands resulting in command execution. An attacker can insert Python into loaded YAML to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Django_make_app | Django_make_app_project | 0.1.3 (including) | 0.1.3 (including) |
References
- https://github.com/illagrenan/django-make-app/issues/5
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16764-vulnerability-in-django-make-app/
- https://github.com/illagrenan/django-make-app/issues/5
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16764-vulnerability-in-django-make-app/