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GHSA-q9r8-89xr-4xv4 CVE-2024-45853 PYSEC-2024-83

MindsDB Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability

High PyPI
Severity
0.0 / 10
High · CVSS 4.0
Exploit chance (EPSS)
0.51%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 43.54% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Fix
None yet
No fixed version published

Description

Deserialization of untrusted data can occur in versions 23.10.2.0 and newer of the MindsDB platform, enabling a maliciously uploaded ‘inhouse’ model to run arbitrary code on the server when used for a prediction.

Affected versions

PyPI

PackageVulnerableFixed in
mindsdb
>= 23.10.2.0, <= 24.9.2.1
No fix yet
mindsdb
>= 23.10.2.0
No fix yet

How to fix

No fixed version has been published yet. Until one is, remove or replace the package, or turn off or isolate the affected feature. This page updates when a fix ships.

Severity breakdown

CVSS 4.0 0.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Passive
Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
High
Integrity (vulnerable system)
High
Availability (vulnerable system)
High
Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
None
Integrity (subsequent systems)
None
Availability (subsequent systems)
None

CVSS 3.1 7.1

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

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Weakness

CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.

How to prevent it
  • Architecture and Design, Implementation: If available, use the signing/sealing features of the programming language to assure that deserialized data has not been tainted. For example, a hash-based message authentication code (HMAC) could be used to ensure that data has not been modified.
  • Implementation: When deserializing data, populate a new object rather than just deserializing. The result is that the data flows through safe input validation and that the functions are safe.
  • Implementation: Explicitly define a final object() to prevent deserialization.
  • Architecture and Design, Implementation: Make fields transient to protect them from deserialization. An attempt to serialize and then deserialize a class containing transient fields will result in NULLs where the transient data should be. This is an excellent way to prevent time, environment-based, or sensitive variables from being carried over and used improperly.
  • Implementation: Avoid having unnecessary types or gadgets (a sequence of instances and method invocations that can self-execute during the deserialization process, often found in libraries) available that can be leveraged for malicious ends. This limits the potential for unintended or unauthorized types and gadgets to be leveraged by the attacker. Add only acceptable classes to an allowlist. Note: new gadgets are constantly being discovered, so this alone is not a sufficient mitigation.
  • Architecture and Design, Implementation: Employ cryptography of the data or code for protection. However, it's important to note that it would still be client-side security. This is risky because if the client is compromised then the security implemented on the client (the cryptography) can be bypassed.
  • Operation: Use an application firewall that can detect attacks against this weakness. It can be beneficial in cases in which the code cannot be fixed (because it is controlled by a third party), as an emergency prevention measure while more comprehensive software assurance measures are applied, or to provide defense in depth [REF-1481].

References

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Last updated by the source
  3. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
GHSA-9f6m-65v9-x9g2
MindsDB has an Improper Access Control Issue
High Also affects mindsdb
GHSA-4894-xqv6-vrfq
MindsDB: Path Traversal in /api/files Leading to Remote Code Execution
High Also affects mindsdb
GHSA-6xw9-2p64-7622
MindsDB affected by a SSRF vulnerability
High Also affects mindsdb
GHSA-qqhf-pm3j-96g7
MindsDB has improper sanitation of filepath that leads to information disclosure and DOS
Critical Also affects mindsdb
GHSA-32fj-r8qw-r8w8
MindsDB Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Medium Also affects mindsdb
GHSA-crmg-rp64-5cm3
MindsDB Eval Injection vulnerability
High Also affects mindsdb
GHSA-wf9g-c67g-h4ch
MindsDB Eval Injection vulnerability
High Also affects mindsdb
GHSA-wcjw-3v6p-4v3r
MindsDB Eval Injection vulnerability
High Also affects mindsdb
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