CVE-2023-34457 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting MechanicalSoup versions 0.2.0 through 1.2.0, a Python library for web automation. A malicious web server can exploit this flaw to read arbitrary files from the client system by embedding a specially crafted file input field within an HTML form. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to significant information disclosure (C:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mechanicalsoup_project:mechanicalsoup:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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