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CVE-2019-20478 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47655 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47655 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ruamel.yaml project ruamel.yaml
<= 0.16.7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ruamel.yaml_project:ruamel.yaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-20478
NVD Published Date:
Feb 19, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-20478 Details - Not Deferred