PyPi: Pymatgen

CVE-2024-23346

Safety vulnerability ID: 65694

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Created at Feb 21, 2024 Updated at May 01, 2024
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Advisory

Pymatgen (Python Materials Genomics) is an open-source Python library for materials analysis. A critical security vulnerability exists in the `JonesFaithfulTransformation.from_transformation_str()` method within the `pymatgen` library before version 2024.2.20. This method insecurely utilizes `eval()` for processing input, enabling the execution of arbitrary code when parsing untrusted input. Version 2024.2.20 fixes this issue. See CVE-2024-23346.

Affected package

pymatgen

Latest version: 2024.5.1

Python Materials Genomics is a robust materials analysis code that defines core object representations for structures and molecules with support for many electronic structure codes. It is currently the core analysis code powering the Materials Project (https://materialsproject.org).

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

Pymatgen (Python Materials Genomics) is an open-source Python library for materials analysis. A critical security vulnerability exists in the `JonesFaithfulTransformation.from_transformation_str()` method within the `pymatgen` library prior to version 2024.2.20. This method insecurely utilizes `eval()` for processing input, enabling execution of arbitrary code when parsing untrusted input. Version 2024.2.20 fixes this issue. See CVE-2024-23346.


MISC:https://github.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/blob/master/pymatgen/symmetry/settings.py#L97C1-L111C108: https://github.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/blob/master/pymatgen/symmetry/settings.py#L97C1-L111C108
MISC:https://github.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/commit/c231cbd3d5147ee920a37b6ee9dd236b376bcf5a: https://github.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/commit/c231cbd3d5147ee920a37b6ee9dd236b376bcf5a
MISC:https://github.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/security/advisories/GHSA-vgv8-5cpj-qj2f: https://github.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/security/advisories/GHSA-vgv8-5cpj-qj2f

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