Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Allowed-with-Review

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft

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.

8313 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-V8VM-8H6V-G2GC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-17 18:31 – Updated: 2025-04-22 15:30
VLAI
Details

Hazelcast Management Center through 6.0 allows remote code execution via a JndiLoginModule user.provider.url in a hazelcast-client XML document (aka a client configuration file), which can be uploaded at the /cluster-connections URI.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-56518"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-04-17T16:15:27Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Hazelcast Management Center through 6.0 allows remote code execution via a JndiLoginModule user.provider.url in a hazelcast-client XML document (aka a client configuration file), which can be uploaded at the /cluster-connections URI.",
  "id": "GHSA-v8vm-8h6v-g2gc",
  "modified": "2025-04-22T15:30:50Z",
  "published": "2025-04-17T18:31:12Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56518"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.hazelcast.com/management-center/6.0-snapshot/getting-started/install"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gist.github.com/azraelxuemo/c3d42739aa3306a41111ef603dc65b4c"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-V8X2-MJPX-FX33

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-18 09:30 – Updated: 2026-01-20 15:32
VLAI
Details

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in jetmonsters Hotel Booking Lite motopress-hotel-booking-lite allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects Hotel Booking Lite: from n/a through <= 5.2.3.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-66078"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-18T08:16:15Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Improper Control of Generation of Code (\u0027Code Injection\u0027) vulnerability in jetmonsters Hotel Booking Lite motopress-hotel-booking-lite allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects Hotel Booking Lite: from n/a through \u003c= 5.2.3.",
  "id": "GHSA-v8x2-mjpx-fx33",
  "modified": "2026-01-20T15:32:31Z",
  "published": "2025-12-18T09:30:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66078"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/motopress-hotel-booking-lite/vulnerability/wordpress-hotel-booking-lite-plugin-5-2-3-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/motopress-hotel-booking-lite/vulnerability/wordpress-hotel-booking-lite-plugin-5-2-3-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-V8X2-PMHM-GQCJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-14 09:30 – Updated: 2025-05-22 18:31
VLAI
Details

Nagios XI before version 5.11.3 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the component command_test.php.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-48085"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-12-14T07:15:09Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Nagios XI before version 5.11.3 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the component command_test.php.",
  "id": "GHSA-v8x2-pmhm-gqcj",
  "modified": "2025-05-22T18:31:10Z",
  "published": "2023-12-14T09:30:19Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48085"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.nagios.com/products/security"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-V92F-JX6P-73RX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-19 20:35 – Updated: 2025-10-22 19:17
VLAI
Summary
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in jai-ext
Details

Impact

Programs using jt-jiffle, and allowing Jiffle script to be provided via network request, are susceptible to a Remote Code Execution as the Jiffle script is compiled into Java code via Janino, and executed. In particular, this affects the downstream GeoServer project.

Patches

Version 1.2.22 will contain a patch that disables the ability to inject malicious code into the resulting script.

Workarounds

Negate the ability to compile Jiffle scripts from the final application, by removing janino-x.y.z.jar from the classpath.

References

None.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "it.geosolutions.jaiext.jiffle:jt-jiffle"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.1.22"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "it.geosolutions.jaiext.jiffle:jt-jiffle-language"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.1.22"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-24816"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-09-19T20:35:16Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-04-13T21:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nPrograms using jt-jiffle, and allowing Jiffle script to be provided via network request, are susceptible to a Remote Code Execution as the Jiffle script is compiled into Java code via Janino, and executed. In particular, this affects the downstream GeoServer project.\n\n### Patches\nVersion 1.2.22 will contain a patch that disables the ability to inject malicious code into the resulting script.\n\n### Workarounds\nNegate the ability to compile Jiffle scripts from the final application, by removing janino-x.y.z.jar from the classpath.\n\n### References\nNone.",
  "id": "GHSA-v92f-jx6p-73rx",
  "modified": "2025-10-22T19:17:43Z",
  "published": "2023-09-19T20:35:16Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/geosolutions-it/jai-ext/security/advisories/GHSA-v92f-jx6p-73rx"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24816"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/geosolutions-it/jai-ext/commit/cb1d6565d38954676b0a366da4f965fef38da1cb"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/geosolutions-it/jai-ext"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-24816"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Improper Control of Generation of Code (\u0027Code Injection\u0027) in jai-ext"
}

GHSA-V92M-HHHW-VV9V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-09-01 18:27 – Updated: 2021-08-30 21:59
VLAI
Summary
Code injection in codiad
Details

Codiad Web IDE through 2.8.4 allows PHP Code injection.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "codiad/codiad"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "2.8.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-19208"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-08-30T21:59:12Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-03-16T15:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Codiad Web IDE through 2.8.4 allows PHP Code injection.",
  "id": "GHSA-v92m-hhhw-vv9v",
  "modified": "2021-08-30T21:59:12Z",
  "published": "2021-09-01T18:27:12Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19208"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/Codiad/Codiad"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Codiad/Codiad/commits/master"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2019-19208-Exploit"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://herolab.usd.de/en/security-advisories"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://herolab.usd.de/security-advisories/usd-2019-0049"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49902"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162753/Codiad-2.8.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Code injection in codiad"
}

GHSA-V93M-WW8M-RRFF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-01 23:43 – Updated: 2022-05-01 23:43
VLAI
Details

CRLF injection vulnerability in Akamai Download Manager ActiveX control before 2.2.3.6 allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of arbitrary files via a URL parameter containing an encoded LF followed by a malicious target line.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-1770"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-06-04T21:32:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "CRLF injection vulnerability in Akamai Download Manager ActiveX control before 2.2.3.6 allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of arbitrary files via a URL parameter containing an encoded LF followed by a malicious target line.",
  "id": "GHSA-v93m-ww8m-rrff",
  "modified": "2022-05-01T23:43:24Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T23:43:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1770"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42879"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5741"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-June/062672.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30537"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493077/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493142/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020194"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1746/references"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-V94R-V95M-FW6M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-28 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:35
VLAI
Details

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in extremeidea bidorbuy Store Integrator allows Remote Code Inclusion. This issue affects bidorbuy Store Integrator: from n/a through 2.12.0.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-48100"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-08-28T13:15:36Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Improper Control of Generation of Code (\u0027Code Injection\u0027) vulnerability in extremeidea bidorbuy Store Integrator allows Remote Code Inclusion. This issue affects bidorbuy Store Integrator: from n/a through 2.12.0.",
  "id": "GHSA-v94r-v95m-fw6m",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:35:58Z",
  "published": "2025-08-28T15:30:40Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48100"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/bidorbuystoreintegrator/vulnerability/wordpress-bidorbuy-store-integrator-plugin-2-10-0-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-V99X-P35M-244M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:13 – Updated: 2022-05-14 02:13
VLAI
Details

Comodo Internet Security before 5.10.228257.2253 on Windows 7 x64 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted 32-bit Portable Executable (PE) file with a kernel ImageBase value.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2012-2273"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2012-04-20T04:02:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Comodo Internet Security before 5.10.228257.2253 on Windows 7 x64 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted 32-bit Portable Executable (PE) file with a kernel ImageBase value.",
  "id": "GHSA-v99x-p35m-244m",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T02:13:36Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:13:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2273"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0139.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/48928"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.comodo.com/home/download/release-notes.php?p=anti-malware"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53163"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026982"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-V9GF-PP25-FR4X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 05:43 – Updated: 2022-05-17 05:43
VLAI
Details

cgi-bin/read.cgi in WebSCADA WS100 and WS200, Easy Connect EC150, Modbus RTU - TCP Gateway MB100, and Serial Ethernet Server SS100 on the IntelliCom NetBiter NB100 and NB200 platforms allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by using a config.html 2.conf action to replace the logo page's GIF image file with a file containing this code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4463.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2010-4732"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2011-02-15T01:00:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "cgi-bin/read.cgi in WebSCADA WS100 and WS200, Easy Connect EC150, Modbus RTU - TCP Gateway MB100, and Serial Ethernet Server SS100 on the IntelliCom NetBiter NB100 and NB200 platforms allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by using a config.html 2.conf action to replace the logo page\u0027s GIF image file with a file containing this code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4463.",
  "id": "GHSA-v9gf-pp25-fr4x",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T05:43:44Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T05:43:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4732"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-10/0002.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/114560"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-10-316-01A.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-V9H3-MQGC-W575

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 04:44 – Updated: 2025-04-12 12:33
VLAI
Details

GitLab 5.0 before 5.4.2, Community Edition before 6.2.4, Enterprise Edition before 6.2.1 and gitlab-shell before 1.7.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted change using SSH.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2013-4581"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2014-05-12T14:55:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "GitLab 5.0 before 5.4.2, Community Edition before 6.2.4, Enterprise Edition before 6.2.1 and gitlab-shell before 1.7.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted change using SSH.",
  "id": "GHSA-v9h3-mqgc-w575",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:33:35Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T04:44:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4581"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.gitlab.com/2013/11/14/multiple-critical-vulnerabilities-in-gitlab"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/15/4"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Refactoring

Refactor your program so that you do not have to dynamically generate code.

Mitigation
Architecture and Design
  • Run your code in a "jail" or similar sandbox environment that enforces strict boundaries between the process and the operating system. This may effectively restrict which code can be executed by your product.
  • Examples include the Unix chroot jail and AppArmor. In general, managed code may provide some protection.
  • This may not be a feasible solution, and it only limits the impact to the operating system; the rest of your application may still be subject to compromise.
  • Be careful to avoid CWE-243 and other weaknesses related to jails.
Mitigation MIT-5
Implementation

Strategy: Input Validation

  • Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
  • When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, "boat" may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as "red" or "blue."
  • Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code's environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright.
  • To reduce the likelihood of code injection, use stringent allowlists that limit which constructs are allowed. If you are dynamically constructing code that invokes a function, then verifying that the input is alphanumeric might be insufficient. An attacker might still be able to reference a dangerous function that you did not intend to allow, such as system(), exec(), or exit().
Mitigation
Testing

Use dynamic tools and techniques that interact with the product using large test suites with many diverse inputs, such as fuzz testing (fuzzing), robustness testing, and fault injection. The product's operation may slow down, but it should not become unstable, crash, or generate incorrect results.

Mitigation MIT-32
Operation

Strategy: Compilation or Build Hardening

Run the code in an environment that performs automatic taint propagation and prevents any command execution that uses tainted variables, such as Perl's "-T" switch. This will force the program to perform validation steps that remove the taint, although you must be careful to correctly validate your inputs so that you do not accidentally mark dangerous inputs as untainted (see CWE-183 and CWE-184).

Mitigation MIT-32
Operation

Strategy: Environment Hardening

Run the code in an environment that performs automatic taint propagation and prevents any command execution that uses tainted variables, such as Perl's "-T" switch. This will force the program to perform validation steps that remove the taint, although you must be careful to correctly validate your inputs so that you do not accidentally mark dangerous inputs as untainted (see CWE-183 and CWE-184).

Mitigation
Implementation

For Python programs, it is frequently encouraged to use the ast.literal_eval() function instead of eval, since it is intentionally designed to avoid executing code. However, an adversary could still cause excessive memory or stack consumption via deeply nested structures [REF-1372], so the python documentation discourages use of ast.literal_eval() on untrusted data [REF-1373].

CAPEC-242: Code Injection

An adversary exploits a weakness in input validation on the target to inject new code into that which is currently executing. This differs from code inclusion in that code inclusion involves the addition or replacement of a reference to a code file, which is subsequently loaded by the target and used as part of the code of some application.

CAPEC-35: Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files

An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files. When the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high.

CAPEC-77: Manipulating User-Controlled Variables

This attack targets user controlled variables (DEBUG=1, PHP Globals, and So Forth). An adversary can override variables leveraging user-supplied, untrusted query variables directly used on the application server without any data sanitization. In extreme cases, the adversary can change variables controlling the business logic of the application. For instance, in languages like PHP, a number of poorly set default configurations may allow the user to override variables.