Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 8, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16616
CVE-2017-16616
Description
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in the YAMLParser method in Interfaces.py in PyAnyAPI before 0.6.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|
pyanyapiPyPI | < 0.6.1 | 0.6.1 |
Affected products
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References
9- github.com/advisories/GHSA-vg8g-jpm9-jh8rghsaADVISORY
- joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/08/cve-2017-16616-yamlparser-in-pyanyapi/nvdThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16616ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/Stranger6667/pyanyapi/commit/810db626c18ebc261d5f4299d0f0eac38d5eb3cfghsaWEB
- github.com/Stranger6667/pyanyapi/issues/41nvdIssue TrackingWEB
- github.com/Stranger6667/pyanyapi/releases/tag/0.6.1nvdRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyanyapi/PYSEC-2017-23.yamlghsaWEB
- joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/08/cve-2017-16616-yamlparser-in-pyanyapighsaWEB
- pypi.python.org/pypi/pyanyapi/0.6.1nvdProductWEB
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