Weakness (CWE)
CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
The product imports, requires, or includes executable functionality (such as a library) from a source that is outside of the intended control sphere.
How to prevent it (8 mitigations)
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Architecture and Design
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid [REF-1482].
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Architecture and Design
When the set of acceptable objects, such as filenames or URLs, is limited or known, create a mapping from a set of fixed input values (such as numeric IDs) to the actual filenames or URLs, and reject all other inputs.
For example, ID 1 could map to "inbox.txt" and ID 2 could map to "profile.txt". Features such as the ESAPI AccessReferenceMap [REF-45] provide this capability.
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Architecture and Design
For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.
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Architecture and Design, Operation
Run the code in a "jail" or similar sandbox environment that enforces strict boundaries between the process and the operating system. This may effectively restrict which files can be accessed in a particular directory or which commands can be executed by the software.
OS-level examples include the Unix chroot jail, AppArmor, and SELinux. In general, managed code may provide some protection. For example, java.io.FilePermission in the Java SecurityManager allows the software to specify restrictions on file operations.
This may not be a feasible solution, and it only limits the impact to the operating system; the rest of the application may still be subject to compromise.
Be careful to avoid CWE-243 and other weaknesses related to jails.
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Architecture and Design, Operation
Run your code using the lowest privileges that are required to accomplish the necessary tasks [REF-76]. If possible, create isolated accounts with limited privileges that are only used for a single task. That way, a successful attack will not immediately give the attacker access to the rest of the software or its environment. For example, database applications rarely need to run as the database administrator, especially in day-to-day operations.
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Implementation
Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, "boat" may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as "red" or "blue."
Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code's environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright.
When validating filenames, use stringent allowlists that limit the character set to be used. If feasible, only allow a single "." character in the filename to avoid weaknesses such as CWE-23, and exclude directory separators such as "/" to avoid CWE-36. Use a list of allowable file extensions, which will help to avoid CWE-434.
Do not rely exclusively on a filtering mechanism that removes potentially dangerous characters. This is equivalent to a denylist, which may be incomplete (CWE-184). For example, filtering "/" is insufficient protection if the filesystem also supports the use of "\" as a directory separator. Another possible error could occur when the filtering is applied in a way that still produces dangerous data (CWE-182). For example, if "../" sequences are removed from the ".../...//" string in a sequential fashion, two instances of "../" would be removed from the original string, but the remaining characters would still form the "../" string.
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Architecture and Design, Operation
Store library, include, and utility files outside of the web document root, if possible. Otherwise, store them in a separate directory and use the web server's access control capabilities to prevent attackers from directly requesting them. One common practice is to define a fixed constant in each calling program, then check for the existence of the constant in the library/include file; if the constant does not exist, then the file was directly requested, and it can exit immediately.
This significantly reduces the chance of an attacker being able to bypass any protection mechanisms that are in the base program but not in the include files. It will also reduce the attack surface.
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Architecture and Design, Implementation
Understand all the potential areas where untrusted inputs can enter your software: parameters or arguments, cookies, anything read from the network, environment variables, reverse DNS lookups, query results, request headers, URL components, e-mail, files, filenames, databases, and any external systems that provide data to the application. Remember that such inputs may be obtained indirectly through API calls.
Many file inclusion problems occur because the programmer assumed that certain inputs could not be modified, especially for cookies and URL components.
Source: MITRE CWE-829
347 results · Feed
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Medium 6.3
Remote Code Execution within Collabora Online jail with Macros Enabled
Collabora Online is a collaborative online office suite based on LibreOffice. Macro support is disabled by default in Collabora Online, but can be enabled by an administrator. Collabora Online typically hosts each document instance within a jail and is allowe…
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Critical 9.8
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) before Virtual Appliance Host 22.0.843 Application 20.0.1923 allows Arbitrary Cont…
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Critical 9.3
RCE in the package conda-forge-metadata
conda-forge-metadata provides programatic access to conda-forge's metadata. conda-forge-metadata uses an optional dependency - "conda-oci-mirror" which was neither present on the PyPi repository nor registered by any entity. If conda-oci-mirror is taken over …
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Critical 9.4
Sandbox Escape in Google Cloud Application Integration's JavaScript Task (Rhino Engine)
Sandbox escape in the JavaScript Task feature of Google Cloud Application Integration allows an actor to execute arbitrary unsandboxed code via crafted JavaScript code executed by the Rhino engine. Effective January 24, 2025, Application Integration will no l…
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High 7.5
An issue was discovered in the Webmail Classic UI in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) 9.0 and 10.0 and 10.1. A Local File Inc…
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High 8.4CVE-2024-48336 Public exploit
The install() function of ProviderInstaller.java in Magisk App before canary version 27007 does not verify the GMS app …
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High 8.0
Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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High 7.8
Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere vulnerability in OpenSSL DLL component in Synology Drive Clien…
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High 8.1
The HTTPD binary in multiple ZTE routers has a local file inclusion vulnerability in session_init function. The session…
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High 8.0
Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere(CWE-829) in the Command Centre Server and Workstations may all…
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Medium 5.3CVE-2024-29073 EPSS 12%
Anki Latex Incomplete Blocklist Vulnerability
An vulnerability in the handling of Latex exists in Ankitects Anki 24.04. When Latex is sanitized to prevent unsafe commands, the verbatim package, which comes installed by default in many Latex distributions, has been overlooked. A specially crafted flashcar…
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None 0.0CVE-2024-38537 Public exploit
Inclusion of Untrusted polyfill.io Code Vulnerability in fides.js
Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform. `fides.js`, a client-side script used to interact with the consent management features of Fides, used the `polyfill.io` domain in a very limited edge case, when it detected a legacy browser such as IE11 th…
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Critical 9.8
Apache HTTP Server may use exploitable/malicious backend application output to run local handlers via internal redirect
Vulnerability in core of Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier are vulnerably to information disclosure, SSRF or local script execution via backend applications whose response headers are malicious or exploitable. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2…
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High 7.5
Zigbee co-ordinator realignment packet may lead to denial of service
An unauthenticated IEEE 802.15.4 'co-ordinator realignment' packet can be used to force Zigbee nodes to change their network identifier (pan ID), leading to a denial of service. This packet type is not useful in production and should be used only for PHY qual…
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Medium 6.1
Offscreen Canvas did not properly track cross-origin tainting, which could be used to access image data from another si…
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High 8.1
A command execution vulnerability exists in the tddpd enable_test_mode functionality of Tp-Link AC1350 Wireless MU-MIMO…
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High 8.1
A command execution vulnerability exists in the tddpd enable_test_mode functionality of Tp-Link AC1350 Wireless MU-MIMO…
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High 7.4
WeasyPrint allows the attachment of arbitrary files and URLs to a PDF
WeasyPrint helps web developers to create PDF documents. Since version 61.0, there's a vulnerability which allows attaching content of arbitrary files and URLs to a generated PDF document, even if `url_fetcher` is configured to prevent access to files and URL…
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High 8.8
Code execution and possible privilege escalation via compromised InstalledVersions.php or installed.php in Composer
Composer is a dependency Manager for the PHP language. In affected versions several files within the local working directory are included during the invocation of Composer and in the context of the executing user. As such, under certain conditions arbitrary c…
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Low 3.3
Unlinkability broken in ursa when verifiers use malicious keys
Ursa is a cryptographic library for use with blockchains. A weakness in the Hyperledger AnonCreds specification that is not mitigated in the Ursa and AnonCreds implementations is that the Issuer does not publish a key correctness proof demonstrating that a ge…
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Critical 9.8
Ray has arbitrary code execution via jobs submission API
Anyscale Ray 2.6.3 and 2.8.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the job submission API. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this report is irrelevant because Ray, as stated in its documentation, is not intended for use outside of a strictl…
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High 7.5
Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere in WPN-XM Serverstack
A local file inclusion vulnerability has been found in WPN-XM Serverstack affecting version 0.8.6, which would allow an unauthenticated user to perform a local file inclusion (LFI) via the /tools/webinterface/index.php?page parameter by sending a GET request.…
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High 8.4
Yettiesoft VestCert Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
In Yettiesoft VestCert versions 2.36 to 2.5.29, a vulnerability exists due to improper validation of third-party modules. This allows malicious actors to load arbitrary third-party modules, leading to remote code execution.
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High 8.6
M-Files Web Companion allows Remote Code Execution
Execution of downloaded content flaw in M-Files Web Companion before release version 23.10 and LTS Service Release Versions before 23.8 LTS SR1 allows Remote Code Execution
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High 8.0
Docker Desktop before 4.12.0 is vulnerable to RCE via a crafted extension description or changelog
Docker Desktop before 4.12.0 is vulnerable to RCE via a crafted extension description or changelog. This issue affects Docker Desktop: before 4.12.0.
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High 7.8
Apache HDFS Provider error message suggested installation of incorrect pip package
In the Apache Airflow HDFS Provider, versions prior to 4.1.1, a documentation info pointed users to an install incorrect pip package. As this package name was unclaimed, in theory, an attacker could claim this package and provide code that would be executed w…
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High 8.8
Local file Inclusion (LFI) in Forum Infusion via Directory Traversal
There is insufficient sanitization of tainted file names that are directly concatenated with a path that is subsequently passed to a ‘require_once’ statement. This allows arbitrary files with the ‘.php’ extension for which the absolute path is known to be inc…
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Medium 5.9
Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
An Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere vulnerability in the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software could allow an attacker to embed instructions that could be executed by an authorized device operator. …
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Medium 5.5
Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
An Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere vulnerability in the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software could allow an attacker to embed instructions that could be executed by an authorized device operator. …
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High 8.8
Apache Airflow Spark Provider Deserialization Vulnerability RCE
Deserialization of Untrusted Data, Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow Spark Provider. When the Apache Spark provider is installed on an Airflow deployment, an Airflow user that i…
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High 7.2
The affected TBox RTUs run OpenVPN with root privileges and can run user defined configuration scripts. An attacker cou…
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High 8.8
Remote Code Execution with Root Privileges via Broad Apache Permissions
Broad access controls could allow site users to directly interact with the system Apache installation when providing the reverse proxy configurations for Tribe29's Checkmk <= 2.1.0p6, Checkmk <= 2.0.0p27, and all versions of Checkmk 1.6.0 (EOL) allowing an at…
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Low 2.8
OpenStack Glance Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere vulnerability
A flaw was found in openstack-glance. This issue could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to tamper with images, compromising the integrity of virtual machines created using these modified images.
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Medium 6.6
Gradle usage of long IDs for PGP keys opens potential for collision attacks
Gradle is a build tool with a focus on build automation and support for multi-language development. This is a collision attack on long IDs (64bits) for PGP keys. Users of dependency verification in Gradle are vulnerable if they use long IDs for PGP keys in a …
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High 8.3
Cloudflow - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Local File Inclusion vulnerability within Cloudflow allows attackers to retrieve confidential information from the system.
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Critical 9.8
Certain General Electric Renewable Energy products have a hidden feature for unauthenticated remote access to the devic…
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High 8.8
An iframe that was not permitted to run scripts could do so if the user clicked on a <code>javascript:</code> link. Thi…
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High 7.8
Markdownify subject to Remote Code Execution via malicious markdown file
Markdownify version 1.4.1 allows an external attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on any client attempting to view a malicious markdown file through Markdownify. This is possible because the application has the "nodeIntegration" option enabled.
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High 7.5
Junos OS: PHP file inclusion vulnerability in J-Web
A PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the J-Web component of Juniper Networks Junos OS may allow a low-privileged authenticated attacker to execute an untrusted PHP file. By chaining this vulnerability with other unspecified vulnerabilities, and b…
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High 7.8
Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS64 versions 10.97 …