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https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/vantage6/PYSEC-2023-196.yaml CVE-2023-23930
vantage6's Pickle serialization is insecure
Description
vantage6 is privacy preserving federated learning infrastructure. Versions prior to 4.0.0 use pickle, which has known security issue, as a default serialization module but that has known security issues. All users of vantage6 that post tasks with the default serialization are affected. Version 4.0.0 contains a patch. Users may specify JSON serialization as a workaround.
Description source: CVE List
Exploitation context
CISA SSVC decision
ExploitationNone
AutomatableNo
Technical impactPartial
CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Sep 18, 2024 · Source: CVE List
Affected products and versions
2| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
vantage6Browse vantage6 / vantage6 | CVE List | < 4.0.0 | affected |
vantage6Browse PyPI / vantage6 | GitHub Advisory | Before 4.0.2 · Fixed in 4.0.2 | affected |
References
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https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6 github.com
https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/blob/0682c4288f43fee5bcc72dc448cdd99bd7e57f76/docs/release_notes.rst github.com
https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/commit/e62f03bacf2247bd59eed217e2e7338c3a01a5f0 github.comConfirmation
https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-5m22-cfq9-86x6 medium.com
https://medium.com/ochrona/python-pickle-is-notoriously-insecure-d6651f1974c9 nvd.nist.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23930