CVE-2023-29374 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In LangChain through 0.0.131, the LLMMathChain chain allows prompt injection attacks that can execute arbitrary code via the Python exec method.

Published: 2023-04-05

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 3.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:langchain:langchain:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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
EUVD	EUVD-2023-0118	In LangChain through 0.0.131, the LLMMathChain chain allows prompt injection attacks that can execute arbitrary code via the Python exec method.
Github GHSA	GHSA-fprp-p869-w6q2	LangChain vulnerable to code injection

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03769.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/hwchase17/langchain/issues/1026
https://github.com/hwchase17/langchain/issues/814
https://github.com/hwchase17/langchain/pull/1119
https://twitter.com/rharang/status/1641899743608463365/photo/1

History

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Langchain Langchain

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-12T16:24:39.291Z

Reserved: 2023-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-29374

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T14:07:45.736Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-05T02:15:37.340

Modified: 2025-02-12T17:15:18.260

Link: CVE-2023-29374

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-74

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