CVE-2011-4103 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

emitters.py in Django Piston before 0.2.3 and 0.2.x before 0.2.2.1 does not properly deserialize YAML data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via vectors related to the yaml.load method.

Published: 2014-10-27

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:piston:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2344-1	python-django-piston security update
EUVD	EUVD-2014-0005	emitters.py in Django Piston before 0.2.3 and 0.2.x before 0.2.2.1 does not properly deserialize YAML data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via vectors related to the yaml.load method.
Github GHSA	GHSA-pvhp-v9qp-xf5r	Django-piston and Django-tastypie do not properly deserialize YAML data

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00821.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2344
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/10
https://bitbucket.org/jespern/django-piston/commits/91bdaec89543/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750658
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/nov/01/piston-and-tastypie-security-releases/

History

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Subscriptions

Djangoproject Piston

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2014-10-27T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:01:49.946Z

Reserved: 2011-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-4103

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-10-27T01:55:23.280

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2011-4103

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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