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HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-53899
Description

virtualenv before 20.26.6 allows command injection through the activation scripts for a virtual environment. Magic template strings are not quoted correctly when replacing. NOTE: this is not the same as CVE-2024-9287.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 24, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 10, 2025, 6:12 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-53899 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 Virtualenv virtualenv
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
To address the command injection vulnerability, update your virtualenv and Python packages.
  • Update the affected virtualenv package.
  • Update the affected python packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-53899 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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-2024-53899.

URL Resource
https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/issues/2768 Exploit
https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/2771 Patch
https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/20.26.6 Release Notes
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-53899 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-53899 weaknesses.

CAPEC-15: Command Delimiters Command Delimiters CAPEC-40: Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-75: Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-183: IMAP/SMTP Command Injection IMAP/SMTP Command Injection CAPEC-248: Command Injection Command Injection CAPEC-6: Argument Injection Argument Injection CAPEC-15: Command Delimiters Command Delimiters CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection

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).

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PBorocz/raindrop-io-py

API interface to the Raindrop Bookmark Manager.

Python Just

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
37 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Dec. 29, 2022, 10:09 p.m. This repo has been linked 16 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-2024-53899 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • tripwire.com
VERT Threat Alert: February 2025 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s February 2025 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1143 as soon as coverage is completed.I ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 11, 2025 (8 months, 2 weeks ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-53899 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.

  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 26, 2024

    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
    Added CWE NIST CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:virtualenv:virtualenv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 20.26.6
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/issues/2768 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/issues/2768 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/2771 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/2771 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/20.26.6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/20.26.6 Release Notes
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Nov. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-78
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description virtualenv before 20.26.6 allows command injection through the activation scripts for a virtual environment. Magic template strings are not quoted correctly when replacing. NOTE: this is not the same as CVE-2024-9287.
    Added Reference https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/issues/2768
    Added Reference https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/2771
    Added Reference https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/20.26.6
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.4
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