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### Summary If an attacker can control the input to the `asteval` library, they can bypass asteval's restrictions and execute arbitrary Python code in the context of the application using the library. ### Details The vulnerability is rooted in how `asteval` performs handling of `FormattedValue` AST nodes. In particular, the [`on_formattedvalue`](https://github.com/lmfit/asteval/blob/cfb57f0beebe0dc0520a1fbabc35e66060c7ea71/asteval/asteval.py#L507) value uses the [dangerous format method of the str class](https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2016/12/29/careful-with-str-format/), as shown in the vulnerable code snippet below: ```py def on_formattedvalue(self, node): # ('value', 'conversion', 'format_spec') "formatting used in f-strings" val = self.run(node.value) fstring_converters = {115: str, 114: repr, 97: ascii} if node.conversion in fstring_converters: val = fstring_converters[node.conversion](val) fmt = '{__fstring__}' if node.f...

### Summary Private maven repository credentials leaked in application logs in case of unsuccessful retrieval operation. ### Details During the execution of an updatecli pipeline which contains a `maven` source configured with basic auth credentials, the credentials are being leaked in the application execution logs in case of failure. Credentials are properly sanitized when the operation is successful but not when for whatever reason there is a failure in the maven repository .e.g. wrong coordinates provided, not existing artifact or version. ### PoC The [documentation](https://www.updatecli.io/docs/plugins/resource/maven/) currently state to provide user credentials as basic auth inside the `repository` field. e.g. ``` sources: default: kind: maven spec: repository: "{{ requiredEnv "MAVEN_USERNAME" }}:{{ requiredEnv "MAVEN_PASS" }}@repo.example.org/releases" groupid: "org.example.company" artifactid: "my-artifact" versionFilter: kind: ...

### Impact summary In some circumstances, debug artifacts uploaded by the CodeQL Action after a failed code scanning workflow run may contain the environment variables from the workflow run, including any secrets that were exposed as environment variables to the workflow. Users with read access to the repository would be able to access this artifact, containing any secrets from the environment. For some affected workflow runs, the exposed environment variables in the debug artifacts included a valid `GITHUB_TOKEN` for the workflow run, which has access to the repository in which the workflow ran, and all the permissions specified in the workflow or job. The `GITHUB_TOKEN` is valid until the job completes or 24 hours has elapsed, whichever comes first. Environment variables are exposed only from workflow runs that satisfy all of the following conditions: - Code scanning workflow configured to scan the Java/Kotlin languages. - Running in a repository containing Kotlin source code. - R...

### Impact XSLT transforms performed by various components are vulnerable to XML external entity injections. A processed XML file with a malicious DTD tag ( ]> could produce XML containing data from the host system. This impacts use cases where org.hl7.fhir.publisher is being used to within a host where external clients can submit XML. A previous release provided an incomplete solution revealed by new testing. ### Patches This issue has been patched as of version 1.7.4 ### Workarounds None ### References [Previous Advisory for Incomplete solution](https://github.com/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher/security/advisories/GHSA-59rq-22fm-x8q5) [MITRE CWE](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html) [OWASP XML External Entity Prevention Cheat Sheet](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#transformerfactory)

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