CVE-2024-9287
Virtual environment (venv) activation scripts don't quote paths
Severity Score
5.3
*CVSS v4
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
A vulnerability has been found in the CPython `venv` module and CLI where path names provided when creating a virtual environment were not quoted properly, allowing the creator to inject commands into virtual environment "activation" scripts (ie "source venv/bin/activate"). This means that attacker-controlled virtual environments are able to run commands when the virtual environment is activated. Virtual environments which are not created by an attacker or which aren't activated before being used (ie "./venv/bin/python") are not affected.
*Credits:
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User Interaction
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
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Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Attack Requirements
Privileges Required
User Interaction
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2024-09-27 CVE Reserved
- 2024-10-22 CVE Published
- 2024-11-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-11-05 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element
CAPEC
References (8)
URL | Tag | Source |
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https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/124651 | Issue Tracking |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Python Software Foundation Search vendor "Python Software Foundation" | CPython Search vendor "Python Software Foundation" for product "CPython" | <= 3.13.0 Search vendor "Python Software Foundation" for product "CPython" and version " <= 3.13.0" | en |
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