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CVE-2017-16764

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16764 is a critical vulnerability affecting django_make_app versions 0.1.3 and earlier, stemming from insecure YAML parsing in the read_yaml_file method. This flaw allows for arbitrary Python command execution, enabling an unauthenticated attacker to achieve full compromise of the affected system with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its critical severity (CVSS 9.8), there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:django_make_app_project:django_make_app:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0353 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-9pv8-q5rx-c8gqcritical

django_make_app is vulnerable to Code Injection

Jul 13, 2018

References

github.com / illagrenan/django-make-app/issues/5
ExploitThird Party Advisory
joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io / blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16764-vulnerability-in-django-make-app
ExploitThird Party Advisory