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CVE-2017-16764
CRITICAL
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in the read_yaml_file method in io_utils.py in django_make_app 0.1.3. A YAML parser can execute arbitrary Python commands resulting in command execution. An attacker can insert Python into loaded YAML to trigger this vulnerability.
Published: Nov 10, 2017
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD-CWE-noinfo
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| django_make_app_project | django_make_app | 0.1.3 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-9pv8-q5rx-c8gq
django_make_app is vulnerable to Code Injection
pip
django_make_app
<= 0.1.3
References (4)
- https://github.com/illagrenan/django-make-app/issues/5 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16764-vulnerability-in-django-make-app/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/illagrenan/django-make-app/issues/5 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16764-vulnerability-in-django-make-app/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
3.53%
Top 12% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
40.3 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub