Is CVE-2023-34457 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-34457 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-34457?

CVE-2023-34457 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-34457?

CVE-2023-34457 has an EPSS score of 0.90% (55th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-34457?

Upgrade python-mechanicalsoup on debian 13 to 1.3.0-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-34457

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

MechanicalSoup is a Python library for automating interaction with websites. Starting in version 0.2.0 and prior to version 1.3.0, a malicious web server can read arbitrary files on the client using a `<input type="file" ...>` inside HTML form. All users of MechanicalSoup's form submission are affected, unless they took very specific (and manual) steps to reset HTML form field values. Version 1.3.0 contains a patch for this issue.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

python-mechanicalsoupDebian

Fixed in:1.3.0-1CVE-2023-34457

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.90%probability of exploitation in 30 days

55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Release Notes1

github.com

Other references1

security.netapp.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.