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CRITICAL
CVE-2023-36258
"LangChain Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"
Description

An issue in LangChain before 0.0.236 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code because Python code with os.system, exec, or eval can be used.

INFO

Published Date :

July 3, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 22, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-36258 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-36258 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Langchain langchain
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-36258.

URL Resource
https://github.com/hwchase17/langchain/issues/5872 Exploit Issue Tracking Mitigation
https://github.com/hwchase17/langchain/issues/5872 Exploit Issue Tracking Mitigation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 6 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 15, 2024, 3:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-36258 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-36258 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Nov. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-94
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/hwchase17/langchain/issues/5872
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An issue in langchain v.0.0.199 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the PALChain in the python exec method. An issue in LangChain before 0.0.236 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code because Python code with os.system, exec, or eval can be used.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/hwchase17/langchain/issues/5872 No Types Assigned https://github.com/hwchase17/langchain/issues/5872 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:langchain:langchain:0.0.199:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.47 }} 0.15%

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0.75336

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