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CVE-2023-6395
Vulnerability in templated-dictionary (CVE-2023-6395)
Summary
vulnerability in templated-dictionary (CVE-2023-6395). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.4.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2023-6395** has been found in templated-dictionary.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade templated-dictionary to **1.4.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "templated-dictionary CVE-2023-6395" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-6395 (templated-dictionary) — CWE-20 /
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: `1.4.1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-20) exists in templated-dictionary.
📍 Affected scope
templated-dictionary — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.4.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'templated-dictionary' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'templated-dictionary' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `templated-dictionary` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade templated-dictionary to 1.4.1ステージング環境で 1.4.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
templated-dictionary
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.4.1"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6395
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7j98-74jh-cjxh
- package https://github.com/xsuchy/templated-dictionary
- package https://pypi.org/project/templated-dictionary
- web https://github.com/xsuchy/templated-dictionary/commit/0740bd0ca8d487301881541028977d120f8b8933
- web https://github.com/xsuchy/templated-dictionary/commit/bcd90f0dafa365575c4b101e6f5d98c4ef4e4b69
- web https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6395
- web https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2252206
- web https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/62SP2BJC2AFLFJJAEHPGZ3ZINTBTI7AN
- web https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NBFYREAJH4T7GXXQZ4GJEREN4Q3AHS3K
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/1
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/3