CVE-2024-57000: Withdrawn Advisory Command Injection Vulnerability

CRITICAL
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-xg2h-7cxj-3gvh
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CVSS 9.8
CWE-94
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2024-57000 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) command injection vulnerability (CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')) affecting Withdrawn Advisory libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves command injection in ray. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2024-57000 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2024-57000
GHSA Identifier GHSA-xg2h-7cxj-3gvh
Severity CRITICAL
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 9.8
CWE Classification CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Affected Product Withdrawn Advisory
Package Ecosystem PyPI
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 9.8

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2024-57000

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Withdrawn Advisory dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

ray fixed: Latest secure release 
pip install ray>=Latest secure release
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

pip show ray

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2024-57000, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show ray

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Withdrawn Advisory in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The pip show ray command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'), where the product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. In Withdrawn Advisory, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

# Withdrawn Advisory This advisory is a duplicate of GHSA-6wgj-66m2-xxp2 / CVE-2023-48022. # Original Description An issue in Anyscale Inc Ray between v.2.9.3 and v.2.40.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script.

CVE-2024-57000 Affected Withdrawn Advisory Versions

1 component(s)
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
ray
pypi/ray
PyPI
≥ 2.9.3
≤ 2.40.0

References

NVD — CVE-2024-57000 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57000
Withdrawn Advisory Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/honysyang/Ray.git
Withdrawn Advisory Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/ray-project/ray

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-57000?
CVE-2024-57000 is a security vulnerability in Withdrawn Advisory involving Command injection in Ray under CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection').
Which Withdrawn Advisory versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches across affected packages: ray.
What version fixes CVE-2024-57000?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is ray affected?
Yes, ray is affected in releases prior to Latest secure release. Upgrade your dependency to Latest secure release or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-57000?
CVE-2024-57000 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2024-57000?
CVE-2024-57000 is classified under CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') (The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.).
How can I check PyPI dependencies for CVE-2024-57000?
Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show ray'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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