CVE-2023-41334

astropy vulnerable to RCE in TranformGraph().to_dot_graph function

Astropy is a project for astronomy in Python that fosters interoperability between Python astronomy packages. Version 5.3.2 of the Astropy core package is vulnerable to remote code execution due to improper input validation in the `TranformGraph().to_dot_graph` function. A malicious user can provide a command or a script file as a value to the `savelayout` argument, which will be placed as the first value in a list of arguments passed to `subprocess.Popen`. Although an error will be raised, the command or script will be executed successfully. Version 5.3.3 fixes this issue.

Affected

astropy

CVSS v3.1 GITHUB

8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

1.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 66th percentile

Published

2024-03-18

Updated

2024-08-02

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• astropy/astropy/security/advisories/GHSA-h2x6-5jx5-46hf
• advisories/GHSA-h2x6-5jx5-46hf

Security advisories

• astropy/astropy/commit/22057d37b1313f5f5a9b5783df0a091d978dccb5

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry