CVE-2017-18342
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 5.7%
In PyYAML before 5.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code if used with untrusted data. The load() function has been deprecated in version 5.1 and the 'UnsafeLoader' has been introduced for backward compatibility with the function.
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 5.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 93rd percentile
- Published
- 2018-06-27
- Updated
- 2024-08-05
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- glenjarvis/talk-yaml-json-xml-oh-my3★ · 2021-04-23
Security advisories
- marshmallow-code/apispec/issues/278
- yaml/pyyaml/pull/74
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-45
- advisories/GHSA-rprw-h62v-c2w7