An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in the…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in the read_yaml_file method in io_utils.py in django_make_app 0.1.3. A YAML parser can execute arbitrary Python commands resulting in command execution. An attacker can insert Python into loaded YAML to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0353 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | django_make_app (PyPI) | up to 0.1.3 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-9pv8-q5rx-c8gq |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- django_make_app (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 0.1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-9pv8-q5rx-c8gq
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:django_make_app_project:django_make_app:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.3 | Vulnerable | Django Make App Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:django_make_app_project:django_make_app:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.3 Vulnerable ·Django Make App Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16764
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9pv8-q5rx-c8gq
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 2
Other 4
- https://github.com/illagrenan/django-make-app/commit/acd814433d1021aa8783362521b0bd151fdfc9d2
- https://github.com/illagrenan/django-make-app
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django-make-app/PYSEC-2017-79.yaml
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16764-vulnerability-in-django-make-app
Sources
- CVE-2017-16764 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16764 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9pv8-q5rx-c8gq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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