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Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affecting pwntools package, versions [,4.3.1)

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    EPSS 2.54% (89th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-PWNTOOLS-1047345
  • published 1 Dec 2020
  • disclosed 30 Nov 2020
  • credit Arusekk
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Introduced: 30 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-28468 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-94 Open this link in a new tab
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade pwntools to version 4.3.1 or higher.

Overview

pwntools is a CTF framework and exploit development library. Written in Python, it is designed for rapid prototyping and development, and intended to make exploit writing as simple as possible.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'). The shellcraft generator for affected versions of this module are vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI), which can lead to remote code execution.

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