Loaded Databook of Tablib prone to python insertion resulting in command execution

Also known as GHSA-gcr6-rf47-jrgf, PYSEC-2017-95

Published 9 y ago 2017-06-14 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

7.5

v3.0 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

4.9%

percentile 92%

Public exploits

none known

An exploitable vulnerability exists in the Databook loading functionality of Tablib 0.11.4. A yaml loaded Databook can execute arbitrary python commands resulting in command execution. An attacker can insert python into loaded yaml to trigger this vulnerability.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.87% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.0	7.5	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
CNA	3.0	7.5	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	3.0	9.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	7.5	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`
GitHub	3.0	9.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
pypi	`tablib`	<0.11.5	0.11.5

Affected products

Kenneth Reitz Tablib

References

securityfocus.com /bid/99076 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
security.gentoo.org /glsa/201811-18 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
talosintelligence.com /vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0307 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2810 · advisory
github.com /jazzband/tablib/commit/69abfc3ada5d754cb152119c0b4777043657cb6e · web
github.com /advisories/GHSA-gcr6-rf47-jrgf · advisory
github.com /jazzband/tablib · package
github.com /pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tablib/PYSEC-2017-95.yaml · web

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-2810
GitHub Advisory: GHSA-gcr6-rf47-jrgf
NVD: CVE-2017-2810
OSV: PYSEC-2017-95

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