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K000139901: PyYAML vulnerability CVE-2017-18342

Security Advisory Description In PyYAML before 5.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code if used with untrusted data. The load() function has been deprecated in version 5.1 and the 'UnsafeLoader' has been introduced for backward compatibility with the function. (CVE-2017-18342) Impact A malicious user with administrator privileges can upload untrusted data and leverage the vulnerable function to inject…Read More

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