Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 8, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16615
CVE-2017-16615
Description
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in the parse_yaml_query method in parser.py in MLAlchemy before 0.2.2. When processing YAML-Based queries for data, a YAML parser can execute arbitrary Python commands resulting in command execution because load is used where safe_load should have been used. An attacker can insert Python into loaded YAML to trigger this vulnerability.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
MLAlchemyPyPI | < 0.2.2 | 0.2.2 |
Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:mlalchemy_project:mlalchemy:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mlalchemy_project:mlalchemy:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mlalchemy_project:mlalchemy:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mlalchemy_project:mlalchemy:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mlalchemy_project:mlalchemy:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mlalchemy_project:mlalchemy:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-xpm8-98mx-h4c5ghsaADVISORY
- joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/08/cve-2017-16615-critical-restful-web-applications-vulnerability/nvdThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16615ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mlalchemy/PYSEC-2017-19.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/thanethomson/MLAlchemy/commit/bc795757febdcce430d89f9d08f75c32d6989d3cnvdIssue TrackingWEB
- github.com/thanethomson/MLAlchemy/issues/1nvdIssue TrackingWEB
- joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/08/cve-2017-16615-critical-restful-web-applications-vulnerabilityghsaWEB
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