CVE-2023-35932 jcvi vulnerable to Configuration Injection due to unsanitized user input
Attackers can inject malicious payloads into configuration files via unsanitized input, potentially leading to command execution in the jcvi library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-35932?
CVE-2023-35932 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in tanghaibao jcvi, published on 23 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-35932?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including jcvi. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
jcvi PyPI | All versions to 1.3.5 | None |
jcvi PyPI | All versions to 1.3.5 | None |
jcvi PyPI | All versions to 1.3.5 | None |
Products include Jcvi Project Jcvi.
How do I fix CVE-2023-35932?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-35932 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-35932 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-35932 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x49m-3cw7-gq5q, PYSEC-2026-1470.