CVE-2023-44467: langchain_experimental vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via PALChain in the python exec method
langchainexperimental (aka LangChain Experimental) in LangChain before 0.0.306 allows an attacker to bypass the CVE-2023-36258 fix and execute arbitrary code via import in Python code, which is not prohibited by palchain/base.py.
Published Oct 9, 2023 · Updated Feb 24, 2025
Affected packages
langchain-experimental
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Affected
- <= 0.0.14
- Fixed in
- No patched version yet
- Check
pip show langchain-experimental
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
langchain_experimental (aka LangChain Experimental) in LangChain before 0.0.306 allows an attacker to bypass the CVE-2023-36258 fix and execute arbitrary code via __import__ in Python code, which is not prohibited by pal_chain/base.py.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44467
- https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/commit/4c97a10bd0d9385cfee234a63b5bd826a295e483
- https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/pull/11233
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/langchain-experimental/PYSEC-2023-194.yaml
- https://pypi.org/project/langchain-experimental/0.0.14
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gjjr-63x4-v8cq
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