CVE-2011-4103

emitters.py in Django Piston before 0.2.3 and 0.2.x before 0.2.2.1 does not properly deserialize YAML data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via vectors related to the yaml.load method.

Published: 2014-10-27 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-4103 is rated Moderate Risk (60.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.41%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.59% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4103

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.82% 2.41% +1.59%
2 2025-04-04 0.71% 0.82% +0.11%
3 2025-03-30 0.71%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-4103

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-4103

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2011-4103

GHSA-pvhp-v9qp-xf5r · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: pip — Django-piston and Django-tastypie do not properly deserialize YAML data

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-4103

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-4103 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (python-django-piston), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): released 4, DNE 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-4103

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-4103

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
djangoproject piston <= 0.2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:piston:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-4103

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