CVE-2017-2810 json
Loaded Databook of Tablib prone to python insertion resulting in command execution
published 2017-06-14 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-gcr6-rf47-jrgf , PYSEC-2017-95 , EUVD-2017-0134
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.9%
- EPSS 4.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the Databook loading functionality of Tablib 0.11.4. A yaml loaded Databook can execute arbitrary python commands resulting in command execution. An attacker can insert python into loaded yaml to trigger this vulnerability.
Patch / fix
- pypi tablib 0.11.5
- python-tablib Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.9.11-3
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2810
- python-tablib Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.9.11-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2810
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- python-tablib SLE Module for Public Cloud 12, OpenStack Cloud 7, OpenStack Cloud 6 0.9.11-3.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:2105-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2017-2810 updated cvss 7.5
python-tablib: Databook loading functionality allows command execution
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) python-tablib Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) python-tablib Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) python-tablib Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) python-tablibaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) python-tablibnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
4.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- talosintelligence.com https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0307 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | tablib | <0.11.5 |
0.11.5 |
Affected products
- Kenneth Reitz Tablib
References
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github.com
/jazzband/tablib/commit/69abfc3ada5d754cb152119c0b4777043657cb6e
web
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talosintelligence.com
/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0307
web, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201811-18
vendor-advisory, web, advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/99076
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2810
advisory
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-gcr6-rf47-jrgf
advisory
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github.com
/jazzband/tablib
package
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github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tablib/PYSEC-2017-95.yaml
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-2810
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-gcr6-rf47-jrgf
- NVD CVE-2017-2810
- OSV PYSEC-2017-95
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.