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CVE-2024-23346

pymatgen arbitrary code execution when parsing a maliciously crafted JonesFaithfulTransformation transformation_string

CVSS 9.4 CRITICALEPSS 3.8%CWE-77
Pymatgen (Python Materials Genomics) is an open-source Python library for materials analysis. A critical security vulnerability exists in the `JonesFaithfulTransformation.from_transformation_str()` method within the `pymatgen` library prior to version 2024.2.20. This method insecurely utilizes `eval()` for processing input, enabling execution of arbitrary code when parsing untrusted input. Version 2024.2.20 fixes this issue.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
materialsproject · pymatgen
public PoCs found — 6
githubgithub.com/9carlo6/CVE-2024-23346★ 4githubgithub.com/DAVIDAROCA27/CVE-2024-23346-exploit★ 4githubgithub.com/Sanity-Archive/CVE-2024-23346★ 2githubgithub.com/MAWK0235/CVE-2024-23346★ 0githubgithub.com/szyth/CVE-2024-23346-rust-exploit★ 0exploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/52205unverified
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References
https://github.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/blob/master/pymatgen/symmetry/settings.py#L97C1-L111C108https://github.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/commit/c231cbd3d5147ee920a37b6ee9dd236b376bcf5ahttps://github.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/security/advisories/GHSA-vgv8-5cpj-qj2fhttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-security-flaw-in-pymatgen-library-cve-2024-23346