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Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')

Property Value
Language python
Severity high
CWE CWE-95: Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
OWASP A03:2021 - Injection
Confidence Level Medium
Impact Level High
Likelihood Level Medium

Description

User-controlled input from environment variables or command-line arguments is being passed directly to run_in_subinterp, allowing untrusted code to be executed. This makes it possible for attackers to inject and run arbitrary Python code within a subprocess.

Impact

If exploited, an attacker could execute malicious Python code on the server, potentially leading to data theft, system compromise, or a complete takeover of the application. This could result in loss of sensitive data, disruption of services, and significant security breaches.