CVE-2023-36188 langchain vulnerable to arbitrary code execution

What is CVE-2023-36188?

CVE-2023-36188 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue in langchain v.0.0.64 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the PALChain parameter in the Python exec method.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36188?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including langchain. It affects 1 product.

Products include Langchain Langchain.

How do I fix CVE-2023-36188?

Upgrade langchain to 0.0.247 or later.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2023-36188 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-36188 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2023-39631 Langchain vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via the evaluate function in the numexpr library Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-36281 langchain vulnerable to arbitrary code execution Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-38860 LangChain vulnerable to arbitrary code execution Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-38896 LangChain vulnerable to arbitrary code execution Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-39659 LangChain vulnerable to arbitrary code execution Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-57fc-8q82-gfp3, PYSEC-2023-109.