9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-48699
Fastbots Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability
Description

fastbots is a library for fast bot and scraper development using selenium and the Page Object Model (POM) design. Prior to version 0.1.5, an attacker could modify the locators.ini locator file with python code that without proper validation it's executed and it could lead to rce. The vulnerability is in the function `def __locator__(self, locator_name: str)` in `page.py`. In order to mitigate this issue, upgrade to fastbots version 0.1.5 or above.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 21, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-48699 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 Ubertidavide fastbots

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-48699 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 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/ubertidavide/fastbots/commit/73eb03bd75365e112b39877e26ef52853f5e9f57 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ubertidavide/fastbots/commit/73eb03bd75365e112b39877e26ef52853f5e9f57 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ubertidavide/fastbots/pull/3#issue-2003080806 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ubertidavide/fastbots/pull/3#issue-2003080806 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ubertidavide/fastbots/security/advisories/GHSA-vccg-f4gp-45x9 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ubertidavide/fastbots/security/advisories/GHSA-vccg-f4gp-45x9 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-94
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ubertidavide:fastbots:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.1.5
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description fastbots is a library for fast bot and scraper development using selenium and the Page Object Model (POM) design. Prior to version 0.1.5, an attacker could modify the locators.ini locator file with python code that without proper validation it's executed and it could lead to rce. The vulnerability is in the function `def __locator__(self, locator_name: str)` in `page.py`. In order to mitigate this issue, upgrade to fastbots version 0.1.5 or above.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/ubertidavide/fastbots/security/advisories/GHSA-vccg-f4gp-45x9 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/ubertidavide/fastbots/pull/3#issue-2003080806 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/ubertidavide/fastbots/commit/73eb03bd75365e112b39877e26ef52853f5e9f57 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-95
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-48699 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.27 }} 0.15%

score

0.68587

percentile

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