Local code execution via caller-evaluated argument
Published Jul 1, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Code injection in Gradio 4.36.1 was reported to let local users execute Python through a crafted create_pyi argument. The proof of concept evaluates exec() while Python prepares the class_code argument, before create_pyi passes the resulting value into a Jinja template; the function does not evaluate that input. GitHub withdrew the advisory because the caller must already run the crafted Python in the same process, so no separate attacker-controlled trust boundary or additional capability is demonstrated.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in Gradio 4.36.1 was reported to let local users execute Python through a crafted create_pyi argument. The proof of concept evaluates exec() while Python prepares the class_code argument, before create_pyi passes the resulting value into a Jinja template; the function does not evaluate that input. GitHub withdrew the advisory because the caller must already run the crafted Python in the same process, so no separate attacker-controlled trust boundary or additional capability is demonstrated.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-39236
- Published
- Jul 1, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- Gradio
- Product
- Gradio
- Classifications
- CWE-94
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=4.36.1
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- Gradio create_pyi proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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