What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-34457?

CVE-2023-34457 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.1%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2023-34457?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2023-34457. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-34457?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2023-34457. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Python CVE-2023-34457

HIGH

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2023-07-05 security-advisories@github.com

Python Information Disclosure Mechanicalsoup

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 05, 2023 - 20:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

3 pypi packages depend on mechanicalsoup (2 direct, 1 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.3.0.

DescriptionNVD

MechanicalSoup is a Python library for automating interaction with websites. Starting in version 0.2.0 and prior to version 1.3.0, a malicious web server can read arbitrary files on the client using a <input type="file" ...> inside HTML form. All users of MechanicalSoup's form submission are affected, unless they took very specific (and manual) steps to reset HTML form field values. Version 1.3.0 contains a patch for this issue.

AnalysisAI

MechanicalSoup is a Python library for automating interaction with websites. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. MechanicalSoup is a Python library for automating interaction with websites. Starting in version 0.2.0 and prior to version 1.3.0, a malicious web server can read arbitrary files on the client using a <input type="file" ...> inside HTML form. All users of MechanicalSoup's form submission are affected, unless they took very specific (and manual) steps to reset HTML form field values. Version 1.3.0 contains a patch for this issue. Affected products include: Mechanicalsoup Project Mechanicalsoup. Version information: version 0.2.0.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.