CVE-2024-45257
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 · uneditedA Command Injection issue in the payload build page in BYOB (Build Your Own Botnet) 2.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server via a crafted build parameter. This occurs in freeze in core/generators.py.
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 confidenceA command injection vulnerability exists in BYOB 2.0's payload build page within the freeze function in core/generators.py. Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on the server by supplying specially crafted build parameters that are improperly sanitized before being passed to system calls.
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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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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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Locate BYOB installationSearch for the 'byob' directory or package in common locations such as /opt/byob, /var/www/byob, or via 'pip list | grep byob' if installed as a Python packageAffected if BYOB is not installed or cannot be located, the vulnerability does not apply
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Identify BYOB versionCheck the version file (setup.py, __init__.py, or VERSION file) within the BYOB installation directory, or run 'pip show byob' if installed as a packageAffected if The installed version is 2.0.x, making it vulnerable to this CVE
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Verify vulnerable file existsConfirm core/generators.py exists in the BYOB installation and contains a function named 'freeze' by inspecting the file directlyAffected if The file core/generators.py with the freeze function exists, meaning the vulnerable code path is present
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Check web interface exposureDetermine if the BYOB web interface (payload build page) is accessible by checking web server configuration or by attempting to access the build endpoint if exposedAffected if The payload build page is exposed and reachable, attackers could supply malicious build parameters
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Inspect freeze function implementationReview core/generators.py around the freeze function to verify if build parameters are passed unsanitized to system calls (look for os.system, subprocess with shell=True, or similar patterns)Affected if Build parameters are used directly in system calls without sanitization or parameterization, confirming the vulnerability is exploitable
A user is affected if BYOB version 2.0 is installed, the core/generators.py freeze function exists, and the payload build page is accessible with build parameters passed unsanitized to system calls.
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 dataImplement strict input validation and command escaping for all build parameters in the freeze function. Use parameterized approaches or whitelist validation to prevent injection of shell metacharacters.
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