Description (CNA)
NLTK before 3.10.0 (affected versions <=3.9.4) contains an unsafe pickle deserialization vulnerability in the TransitionParser.parse() method (nltk/parse/transitionparser.py). The method calls pickle_load() with the default restricted=False, routing deserialization through WarningUnpickler, which does not override find_class() and therefore permits arbitrary class resolution. When an application loads an attacker-crafted model file, embedded pickle gadget chains execute arbitrary Python code with the privileges of the user running the application. NLTK provides a RestrictedUnpickler for safe deserialization, but it is not used by production code paths. Fixed in 3.10.0.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| nltk / nltk | affected 0 before 3.10.0; unaffected 3.10.0 |
CWE
CWE-502
References
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-rhp5-r9x4-f5g2
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nltk-before-remote-code-execution-via-unsafe-pickle-deserialization
ADP enrichment
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