# RUSTSEC-2024-0436: paste - no longer maintained

> The paste crate is unmaintained, posing supply chain risks; developers should migrate to maintained alternatives like pastey.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Not stated
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Oct 2024

## What is RUSTSEC-2024-0436?

RUSTSEC-2024-0436 is a vulnerability in paste, published on 7 Oct 2024. 

### Official description

The creator of the crate `paste` has stated in the [`README.md`](https://github.com/dtolnay/paste/blob/master/README.md) 
that this project is not longer maintained as well as archived the repository

## Possible Alternative(s)

- [`pastey`]: a fork of paste and is aimed to be a drop-in replacement with additional features for paste crate
- [`with_builtin_macros`]: crate providing a [superset of `paste`'s functionality including general `macro_rules!` eager expansions](https://docs.rs/with_builtin_macros/0.1.0/with_builtin_macros/macro.with_eager_expansions.html)  and `concat!`/`concat_idents!` macros

[`pastey`]: https://crates.io/crates/pastey
[`with_builtin_macros`]: https://crates.io/crates/with_builtin_macros

## Which versions are affected by RUSTSEC-2024-0436?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including paste.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `paste` | crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | None |

## How do I fix RUSTSEC-2024-0436?

No fix has been published for RUSTSEC-2024-0436 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is RUSTSEC-2024-0436 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of RUSTSEC-2024-0436 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for RUSTSEC-2024-0436 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: RUSTSEC-2024-0436 is a vulnerability in paste, published on 7 Oct 2024. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of RUSTSEC-2024-0436 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- paste (crates.io): affected from 0.0.0-0; no fix listed

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/RUSTSEC-2024-0436/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/RUSTSEC-2024-0436/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/RUSTSEC-2024-0436

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.