CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-35932

HighCVSS 7.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.71%

74th percentile - higher than 74% of all known CVEs

Summary

CVE-2023-35932 affects the jcvi library, which is used for genome assembly, annotation, and comparative genomics. It contains a vulnerability related to configuration injection when user input is treated in an unsanitized format and can reach the configuration file.

Risk Assessment

A malicious user may craft a special payload that leads to command injection. Under certain conditions, this may result in shell code execution from the configuration file values, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor the application and restrict access to configuration files. Additionally, keep track of updates to the jcvi library to apply patches when they become available.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

jcvi is a Python library to facilitate genome assembly, annotation, and comparative genomics. A configuration injection happens when user input is considered by the application in an unsanitized format and can reach the configuration file. A malicious user may craft a special payload that may lead to a command injection. The impact of a configuration injection may vary. Under some conditions, it may lead to command injection if there is for instance shell code execution from the configuration file values. This vulnerability does not currently have a fix.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS