CVE - CVE-2024-9287

CVE-ID
CVE-2024-9287	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A vulnerability has been found in the CPython `venv` module and CLI where path names provided when creating a virtual environment were not quoted properly, allowing the creator to inject commands into virtual environment "activation" scripts (ie "source venv/bin/activate"). This means that attacker-controlled virtual environments are able to run commands when the virtual environment is activated. Virtual environments which are not created by an attacker or which aren't activated before being used (ie "./venv/bin/python") are not affected.
References
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MISC:https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/633555735a023d3e4d92ba31da35b1205f9ecbd7 URL:https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/633555735a023d3e4d92ba31da35b1205f9ecbd7 MISC:https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8450b2482586857d689b6658f08de9c8179af7db URL:https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8450b2482586857d689b6658f08de9c8179af7db MISC:https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9286ab3a107ea41bd3f3c3682ce2512692bdded8 URL:https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9286ab3a107ea41bd3f3c3682ce2512692bdded8 MISC:https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ae961ae94bf19c8f8c7fbea3d1c25cc55ce8ae97 URL:https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ae961ae94bf19c8f8c7fbea3d1c25cc55ce8ae97 MISC:https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d48cc82ed25e26b02eb97c6263d95dcaa1e9111b URL:https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d48cc82ed25e26b02eb97c6263d95dcaa1e9111b MISC:https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e52095a0c1005a87eed2276af7a1f2f66e2b6483 URL:https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e52095a0c1005a87eed2276af7a1f2f66e2b6483 MISC:https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/124651 URL:https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/124651 MISC:https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/124712 URL:https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/124712 MISC:https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/RSPJ2B5JL22FG3TKUJ7D7DQ4N5JRRBZL/ URL:https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/RSPJ2B5JL22FG3TKUJ7D7DQ4N5JRRBZL/
Assigning CNA
Python Software Foundation
Date Record Created
20240927	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20240927)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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