High severity · published Apr 24, 2023
CVE-2023-2251
Uncaught Exception in GitHub repository eemeli/yaml prior to 2.0.0-5
7.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Uncaught Exception in GitHub repository eemeli/yaml prior to 2.0.0-5.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
YA
Yaml · Yaml Project
2.0.0-5 before 2.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2251
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2251
Patch
https://github.com/eemeli/yaml/commit/984f5781ffd807e58cad3b5c8da1f940dab75fba
Exploit
https://huntr.dev/bounties/4b494e99-5a3e-40d9-8678-277f3060e96c
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