Poetry is a dependency manager for Python. When handling dependencies that come from a Git repository instead of a registry, Poetry uses various commands, such as `git clone`. These commands are constructed using user input (e.g. the repository URL). When building the commands, Poetry correctly avoids Command Injection vulnerabilities by passing an array of arguments instead of a command string. However, there is the possibility that a user input starts with a dash (`-`) and is therefore treated as an optional argument instead of a positional one. This can lead to Code Execution because some of the commands have options that can be leveraged to run arbitrary executables. If a developer is exploited, the attacker could steal credentials or persist their access. If the exploit happens on a server, the attackers could use their access to attack other internal systems. Since this vulnerability requires a fair amount of user interaction, it is not as dangerous as a remotely exploitable one. However, it still puts developers at risk when dealing with untrusted files in a way they think is safe, because the exploit still works when the victim tries to make sure nothing can happen, e.g. by vetting any Git or Poetry config files that might be present in the directory. Versions 1.1.9 and 1.2.0b1 contain patches for this issue.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Poetry is a dependency manager for Python. When handling dependencies that come from a Git repository     instead of a registry, Poetry uses various commands, such as `git clone`. These commands are constructed     using user input (e.g. the repository URL). When building the commands, Poetry correctly avoids Command     Injection vulnerabilities by passing an array of arguments instead of a command string. However, there is     the possibility that a user input starts with a dash (`-`) and is therefore treated as an optional     argument instead of a positional one. This can lead to Code Execution because some of the commands have     options that can be leveraged to run arbitrary executables. If a developer is exploited, the attacker     could steal credentials or persist their access. If the exploit happens on a server, the attackers could     use their access to attack other internal systems. Since this vulnerability requires a fair amount of user     interaction, it is not as dangerous as a remotely exploitable one. However, it still puts developers at     risk when dealing with untrusted files in a way they think is safe, because the exploit still works when     the victim tries to make sure nothing can happen, e.g. by vetting any Git or Poetry config files that     might be present in the directory. Versions 1.1.9 and 1.2.0b1 contain patches for this issue.
    (CVE-2022-36069)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - Poetry is a dependency manager for Python. When handling dependencies that come from a Git repository
    instead of a registry, Poetry uses various commands, such as `git clone`. These commands are constructed
    using user input (e.g. the repository URL). When building the commands, Poetry correctly avoids Command
    Injection vulnerabilities by passing an array of arguments instead of a command string. However, there is
    the possibility that a user input starts with a dash (`-`) and is therefore treated as an optional
    argument instead of a positional one. This can lead to Code Execution because some of the commands have
    options that can be leveraged to run arbitrary executables. If a developer is exploited, the attacker
    could steal credentials or persist their access. If the exploit happens on a server, the attackers could
    use their access to attack other internal systems. Since this vulnerability requires a fair amount of user
    interaction, it is not as dangerous as a remotely exploitable one. However, it still puts developers at
    risk when dealing with untrusted files in a way they think is safe, because the exploit still works when
    the victim tries to make sure nothing can happen, e.g. by vetting any Git or Poetry config files that
    might be present in the directory. Versions 1.1.9 and 1.2.0b1 contain patches for this issue.
    (CVE-2022-36069)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
256416	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-36069	Nessus	Misc.	high
413556	SCA: security update for poetry (GHSA-9xgj-fcgf-x6mw)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	high
413556	SCA: security update for poetry (GHSA-9xgj-fcgf-x6mw)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	high

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