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## Description The LocalS3 project, an S3-compatible storage service, is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) injection through its bucket tagging API. The vulnerability exists because the application processes XML input without properly disabling external entity resolution. When processing XML data for bucket tagging operations, the application allows the definition and resolution of external entities. This vulnerability allows an attacker to read arbitrary files from the server's filesystem by defining an external entity that references local files. The vulnerability is particularly severe because it allows direct access to sensitive files on the server's filesystem, bypassing any intended access controls. The XXE vulnerability can be exploited to read any file that the application process has access to, potentially exposing sensitive configuration files, credentials, or other confidential information. ## Steps to Reproduce 1. Create a bucket in the LocalS3 service using any S3...

## Description The LocalS3 project contains an XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability in its bucket operations that process XML data. Specifically, the vulnerability exists in the bucket ACL and bucket tagging operations. The application processes XML input without properly disabling external entity resolution, allowing an attacker to read arbitrary files from the server's filesystem. The vulnerability occurs because the XML parser used by the application processes DOCTYPE declarations and allows external entity references. When processing bucket ACL or tagging operations, the application includes the content of external entities in its response, effectively exposing sensitive files from the server. This type of vulnerability can be exploited to read sensitive files, perform server-side request forgery (SSRF), or potentially achieve denial of service through various XXE attack vectors. ## Steps to Reproduce 1. Create a test bucket using PUT request to http://[server]/[b...

### Summary PickleScan is vulnerable to a ZIP archive manipulation attack that causes it to crash when attempting to extract and scan PyTorch model archives. By modifying the filename in the ZIP header while keeping the original filename in the directory listing, an attacker can make PickleScan raise a BadZipFile error. However, PyTorch's more forgiving ZIP implementation still allows the model to be loaded, enabling malicious payloads to bypass detection. ### Details Python's built-in zipfile module performs strict integrity checks when extracting ZIP files. If a filename stored in the ZIP header does not match the filename in the directory listing, zipfile.ZipFile.open() raises a BadZipFile error. PickleScan relies on zipfile to extract and inspect the contents of PyTorch model archives, making it susceptible to this manipulation. PyTorch, on the other hand, has a more tolerant ZIP handling mechanism that ignores these discrepancies, allowing the model to load even when PickleSca...

### Summary PickleScan fails to detect malicious pickle files inside PyTorch model archives when certain ZIP file flag bits are modified. By flipping specific bits in the ZIP file headers, an attacker can embed malicious pickle files that remain undetected by PickleScan while still being successfully loaded by PyTorch's torch.load(). This can lead to arbitrary code execution when loading a compromised model. ### Details PickleScan relies on Python’s zipfile module to extract and scan files within ZIP-based model archives. However, certain flag bits in ZIP headers affect how files are interpreted, and some of these bits cause PickleScan to fail while leaving PyTorch’s loading mechanism unaffected. By modifying the flag_bits field in the ZIP file entry, an attacker can: - Embed a malicious pickle file (bad_file.pkl) in a PyTorch model archive. - Flip specific bits (e.g., 0x1, 0x20, 0x40) in the ZIP metadata. - Prevent PickleScan from scanning the archive due to errors raised by zipf...

## Description The LocalS3 service's bucket creation endpoint is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) injection. When processing the CreateBucketConfiguration XML document during bucket creation, the service's XML parser is configured to resolve external entities. This allows an attacker to declare an external entity that references an internal URL, which the server will then attempt to fetch when parsing the XML. The vulnerability specifically occurs in the location constraint processing, where the XML parser resolves external entities without proper validation or restrictions. When the external entity is resolved, the server makes an HTTP request to the specified URL and includes the response content in the parsed XML document. This vulnerability can be exploited to perform server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks, allowing an attacker to make requests to internal services or resources that should not be accessible from external networks. The server will include the responses...

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