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CVE-2020-28975
Vulnerability in scikit-learn (CVE-2020-28975)
Summary
vulnerability in scikit-learn (CVE-2020-28975). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `0.24.dev0` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2020-28975** has been found in scikit-learn.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade scikit-learn to **0.24.dev0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "scikit-learn CVE-2020-28975" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2020-28975 (scikit-learn) —
Patched: `0.24.dev0` — 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** (unclassified) exists in scikit-learn.
📍 Affected scope
scikit-learn — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **0.24.dev0**.
🛡️ 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 'scikit-learn' .` 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 'scikit-learn' . | 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 `scikit-learn` 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 scikit-learn to 0.24.dev0ステージング環境で 0.24.dev0 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
scikit-learn
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.24.dev0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jxfp-4rvq-9h9m
- report https://github.com/scikit-learn/scikit-learn/issues/18891
- web https://github.com/cjlin1/libsvm/blob/9a3a9708926dec87d382c43b203f2ca19c2d56a0/svm.cpp#L2501
- web http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/44
- web http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160281/SciKit-Learn-0.23.2-Denial-Of-Service.html