Astropy 5.3.2 TranformGraph.to_dot_graph savelayout command injection

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A vulnerability was found in Astropy 5.3.2. It has been declared as critical. This impacts the function TranformGraph.to_dot_graph. Executing a manipulation of the argument savelayout can lead to command injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-41334. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Astropy 5.3.2. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function TranformGraph.to_dot_graph. The manipulation of the argument savelayout with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Astropy is a project for astronomy in Python that fosters interoperability between Python astronomy packages. Version 5.3.2 of the Astropy core package is vulnerable to remote code execution due to improper input validation in the `TranformGraph().to_dot_graph` function. A malicious user can provide a command or a script file as a value to the `savelayout` argument, which will be placed as the first value in a list of arguments passed to `subprocess.Popen`. Although an error will be raised, the command or script will be executed successfully. Version 5.3.3 fixes this issue.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-41334 since 08/28/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

Upgrading to version 5.3.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Astropy

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• 5.3.2

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/astropy/astropy/

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