FreeBSD : py-beaker -- arbitrary code execution vulnerability (b54abe9d-7024-4d10-98b2-180cf1717766)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 174319

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the b54abe9d-7024-4d10-98b2-180cf1717766 advisory.

- The Beaker library through 1.11.0 for Python is affected by deserialization of untrusted data, which could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2013-7489)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2020-216

http://www.nessus.org/u?701f8fb6

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 174319

File Name: freebsd_pkg_b54abe9d70244d1098b2180cf1717766.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 4/14/2023

Updated: 4/14/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.2

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-7489

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py310-beaker, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py311-beaker, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py37-beaker, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py38-beaker, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py39-beaker, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-7489