CVE-2011-4104

Published: Oct 27, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

The from_yaml method in serializers.py in Django Tastypie before 0.9.10 does not properly deserialize YAML data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via vectors related to the yaml.load method.

Affected (1)

Products: Djangoproject: Tastypie

Djangoproject

1 product

Tastypie

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Djangoproject Tastypie	Up to 0.9.9

Related CWEs

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (10)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/7

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/toastdriven/django-tastypie/commit/e8af315211b07c8f48f32a063233cc3f76dd5bc2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/django-tastypie/i2aNGDHTUBI

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/nov/01/piston-and-tastypie-security-releases/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/1