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tqdm CLI arguments injection attack

Low severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 2, 2024 in tqdm/tqdm • Updated Jun 10, 2024

Package

pip tqdm (pip)

Affected versions

>= 4.4.0, < 4.66.3

Patched versions

4.66.3

Description

Impact

Any optional non-boolean CLI arguments (e.g. --delim, --buf-size, --manpath) are passed through python's eval, allowing arbitrary code execution. Example:

python -m tqdm --manpath="\" + str(exec(\"import os\nos.system('echo hi && killall python3')\")) + \""

Patches

tqdm/tqdm@4e613f8 released in tqdm>=4.66.3

Workarounds

None

References

References

@casperdcl casperdcl published to tqdm/tqdm May 2, 2024
Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 3, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 3, 2024
Reviewed May 3, 2024
Last updated Jun 10, 2024

Severity

Low

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(19th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2024-34062

GHSA ID

GHSA-g7vv-2v7x-gj9p

Source code

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