CVE-2021-33026

NameCVE-2021-33026
DescriptionThe Flask-Caching extension through 1.10.1 for Flask relies on Pickle for serialization, which may lead to remote code execution or local privilege escalation. If an attacker gains access to cache storage (e.g., filesystem, Memcached, Redis, etc.), they can construct a crafted payload, poison the cache, and execute Python code. NOTE: a third party indicates that exploitation is extremely unlikely unless the machine is already compromised; in other cases, the attacker would be unable to write their payload to the cache and generate the required collision
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Debian Bugs988916

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
flask-caching (PTS)bullseye1.9.0-1vulnerable
bookworm2.0.2-1vulnerable
sid, trixie2.2.0-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
flask-cachingsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant988916

Notes

https://github.com/sh4nks/flask-caching/pull/209
Negligible security impact

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