CVE-2019-20478 Information

Description

In ruamel.yaml through 0.16.7 the load method allows remote code execution if the application calls this method with an untrusted argument. In other words this issue affects developers who are unaware of the need to use methods such as safe_load in these use cases.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47655

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8