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CVE-2024-0937
Unsafe Deserialization in synthcity (CVE-2024-0937)
Summary
vulnerability in synthcity (CVE-2024-0937). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-0937** has been found in synthcity.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "synthcity CVE-2024-0937" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-0937 (synthcity) — CWE-502 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
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
**unsafe deserialization** (CWE-502) exists in synthcity.
📍 Affected scope
synthcity — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ 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 'synthcity' .` 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 'synthcity' . | 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 `synthcity` 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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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
synthcity
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"0.2.9"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0937
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4957-7vhp-7v59
- package https://github.com/vanderschaarlab/synthcity
- package https://pypi.org/project/synthcity
- web https://github.com/bayuncao/vul-cve-6
- web https://github.com/vanderschaarlab/synthcity/blob/73cfd8ca784f70141fc7f2969221cd3b5737f7b1/src/synthcity/utils/serialization.py#L30
- web https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.252182
- web https://vuldb.com/?id.252182