Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16763
CVE-2017-16763
Description
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in config.py in Confire 0.2.0. Due to the user-specific configuration being loaded from "~/.confire.yaml" using the yaml.load function, a YAML parser can execute arbitrary Python commands resulting in command execution. 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 |
|---|---|---|
confirePyPI | <= 0.2.0 | — |
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:confire_project:confire:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
7- github.com/bbengfort/confire/commit/8cc86a5ec2327e070f1d576d61bbaadf861597eanvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/bbengfort/confire/issues/24nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16763-configure-loaded-through-confire/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-m85c-9mf8-m2m6ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16763ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/confire/PYSEC-2017-78.yamlghsaWEB
- joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16763-configure-loaded-through-confireghsaWEB
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