PyPi: Pwntools

CVE-2020-28468

Safety vulnerability ID: 39426

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Created at Jan 08, 2021 Updated at Sep 29, 2024

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Advisory

The shellcraft generator in pwntools before 4.3.1 is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI), which can lead to remote code execution. See CVE-2020-28468.

Affected package

pwntools

Latest version: 4.13.1

Pwntools CTF framework and exploit development library.

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

This affects the package pwntools before 4.3.1. The shellcraft generator for affected versions of this module are vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI), which can lead to remote code execution. See CVE-2020-28468.

MISC:https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/issues/1427: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/issues/1427
MISC:https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/1732: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/1732
MISC:https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-PWNTOOLS-1047345: https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-PWNTOOLS-1047345

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Severity Details

CVSS Base Score

CRITICAL 9.8

CVSS v3 Details

CRITICAL 9.8

Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact (C): HIGH
Integrity Impact (I): HIGH
Availability Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2 Details

HIGH 7.5

Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (Au): NONE
Confidentiality Impact (C): PARTIAL
Integrity Impact (I): PARTIAL
Availability Impact (A): PARTIAL