CVE-2024-12215
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn kedro-org/kedro version 0.19.8, the `pull_package()` API function allows users to download and extract micro packages from the Internet. However, the function `project_wheel_metadata()` within the code path can execute the `setup.py` file inside the tar file, leading to remote code execution (RCE) by running arbitrary commands on the victim's machine.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe `pull_package()` API in Kedro 0.19.8 downloads micro packages from the internet and extracts them. The `project_wheel_metadata()` function executes the `setup.py` file from the extracted tarball without validation, allowing attackers to embed malicious code that runs with the privileges of the user who pulled the package, achieving remote code execution.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Kedro is installedRun `pip show kedro` or `kedro --version` to see if Kedro is present in the environmentAffected if Kedro is installed and the version is 0.19.8
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Verify the exact Kedro versionExamine the version output from `pip show kedro` - look for Version: 0.19.8 specificallyAffected if The installed version is exactly 0.19.8 (prior versions may not have this API, later versions may be patched)
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Identify use of pull_package APISearch project code, scripts, or logs for calls to `pull_package()` function from the Kedro frameworkAffected if Code or recent activity shows `pull_package()` being called to download micro packages from the internet
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Check for extracted package artifactsInspect project directories for recently extracted tarballs or wheel files, particularly in temp directories or the project data folderAffected if Extracted packages from untrusted sources exist and may contain unvalidated setup.py files that were executed
You are affected if Kedro 0.19.8 is installed and code has used the pull_package() API to fetch and extract packages from the internet, as the setup.py from those packages would have executed without validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataDisable or sandbox execution of `setup.py` from untrusted packages in `project_wheel_metadata()`, implement package source validation, or upgrade to a patched version when available.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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