Vulnerability Description
vantage6 is privacy preserving federated learning infrastructure. Versions prior to 4.0.0 use pickle, which has known security issue, as a default serialization module but that has known security issues. All users of vantage6 that post tasks with the default serialization are affected. Version 4.0.0 contains a patch. Users may specify JSON serialization as a workaround.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vantage6 | Vantage6 | < 4.0.2 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/blob/0682c4288f43fee5bcc72dc448cdd99bd7e57fRelease Notes
- https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/commit/e62f03bacf2247bd59eed217e2e7338c3a01Patch
- https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-5m22-cfq9-86x6Vendor Advisory
- https://medium.com/ochrona/python-pickle-is-notoriously-insecure-d6651f1974c9ExploitPermissions RequiredTechnical Description
- https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/blob/0682c4288f43fee5bcc72dc448cdd99bd7e57fRelease Notes
- https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/commit/e62f03bacf2247bd59eed217e2e7338c3a01Patch
- https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-5m22-cfq9-86x6Vendor Advisory
- https://medium.com/ochrona/python-pickle-is-notoriously-insecure-d6651f1974c9ExploitPermissions RequiredTechnical Description
FAQ
What is CVE-2023-23930?
CVE-2023-23930 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). vantage6 is privacy preserving federated learning infrastructure. Versions prior to 4.0.0 use pickle, which has known security issue, as a default serialization module but that has known security issu...
How severe is CVE-2023-23930?
CVE-2023-23930 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-23930?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Vantage6 Vantage6.