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CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2017-16618

Owlmixin vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
4.5%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Owlmixin Project
Affected product
Owlmixin
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-11-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-16618

  • Confirm whether Owlmixin Project Owlmixin is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-16618.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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