Paper/Archive/CVE-2024-23346

CVE-2024-23346

materialsproject pymatgen — pymatgen arbitrary code execution when parsing a maliciously crafted JonesFaithfulTransformation transformation_string

EPSS 4%public exploit CVSS 9.4

critical.is priorityof 100

CVSS 9.4 (CNA)9.4 / 10 × 3028.2 Not in CISA KEV+300.0 EPSS percentile 90.1.901 × 2018.0 Exploit: SSVC poc+1010.0 SSVC exploitation: poc+100.0

Description · from the CVE record

Pymatgen (Python Materials Genomics) is an open-source Python library for materials analysis. A critical security vulnerability exists in the `JonesFaithfulTransformation.from_transformation_str()` method within the `pymatgen` library prior to version 2024.2.20. This method insecurely utilizes `eval()` for processing input, enabling execution of arbitrary code when parsing untrusted input. Version 2024.2.20 fixes this issue.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource

pymatgen< 2024.2.20–CNA

pymatgen< 2024.2.202024.2.20CISA-ADP

Scores by source

GitHub_M (CNA)9.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

References

refgithub.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/security/advisories/GHSA-vgv8-5cpj-qj2f refgithub.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/commit/c231cbd3d5147ee920a37b6ee9dd236b376bcf5a refgithub.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/blob/master/pymatgen/symmetry/settings.py#L97C1-L111C108 refvicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-security-flaw-in-pymatgen-library-cve-2024-23346