CVE-2023-38860: LangChain vulnerable to arbitrary code execution
An issue in LangChain prior to v.0.0.247 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the prompt parameter.
Published Aug 15, 2023 · Updated Sep 27, 2024
Affected packages
langchain
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Affected
- >= 0, < 0.0.247
- Fixed in
- 0.0.247
- Check
pip show langchain
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
An issue in LangChain prior to v.0.0.247 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the prompt parameter.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38860
- https://github.com/hwchase17/langchain/issues/7641
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/langchain/PYSEC-2023-145.yaml
- https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/issues/7641
- https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/pull/8092
- https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/pull/8425
- https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/commit/d353d668e4b0514122a443cef91de7f76fea4245
- https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/commit/fab24457bcf8ede882abd11419769c92bc4e7751
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fj32-q626-pjjc
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