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CVE-2024-9287 Detail

Description

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  Python Software Foundation
CVSS-B 5.3 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Green

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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/633555735a023d3e4d92ba31da35b1205f9ecbd7
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8450b2482586857d689b6658f08de9c8179af7db
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9286ab3a107ea41bd3f3c3682ce2512692bdded8
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ae961ae94bf19c8f8c7fbea3d1c25cc55ce8ae97
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e52095a0c1005a87eed2276af7a1f2f66e2b6483
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/124651
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/124712
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/RSPJ2B5JL22FG3TKUJ7D7DQ4N5JRRBZL/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element Python Software Foundation  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-9287
NVD Published Date:
10/22/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/04/2024
Source:
Python Software Foundation