# CVE-2024-55890: D-Tale allows Remote Code Execution through the Custom Filter Input

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code on servers hosting D-Tale if custom filters are enabled, requiring an upgrade to secure the application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** CVE-2025-0655, GHSA-832w-fhmw-w4f4, PYSEC-2026-1320

## What is CVE-2024-55890?

CVE-2024-55890 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in man-group dtale, published on 13 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

D-Tale is a visualizer for pandas data structures. Prior to version 3.16.1, users hosting D-Tale publicly can be vulnerable to remote code execution allowing attackers to run malicious code on the server. Users should upgrade to version 3.16.1 where the `update-settings` endpoint blocks the ability for users to update the `enable_custom_filters` flag. The only workaround for versions earlier than 3.16.1 is to only host D-Tale to trusted users.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55890?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including dtale.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `dtale` | PyPI | All versions | 3.16.1 |
| `dtale` | PyPI | All versions | 3.16.1 |
| `dtale` | PyPI | All versions | 3.16.1 |

## How do I fix CVE-2024-55890?

Upgrade dtale to 3.16.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-55890 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-55890 exists.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/samh4cks/CVE-2024-55890 (github_poc): https://github.com/samh4cks/CVE-2024-55890
- Patch: Sandbox escape (macOS Kernel) (github_poc): https://github.com/gduma-phData/patch-CVE-2024-55890
- D-Tale <= 3.16.0 - Pre-Auth RCE via Pandas Query Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-55890.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-55890 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-55890 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in man-group dtale, published on 13 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-55890 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- dtale (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 3.16.1
- dtale (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 3.16.1
- dtale (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 3.16.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55890/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55890/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-55890
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55890
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-55890

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55890/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.