| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
| YamlDotNet | < 5.0.0 | 5.0.0 |
| YamlDotNet.Signed | < 5.0.0 | 5.0.0 |
| yamldotnet | ≤ 4.3.2 |
YamlDotNet version 4.3.2 and earlier contains a Insecure Direct Object Reference vulnerability in The default behavior of Deserializer.Deserialize() will deserialize user-controlled types in the line "currentType = Type.GetType(nodeEvent.Tag.Substring(1), throwOnError: false);" and blindly instantiates them. that can result in Code execution in the context of the running process. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim must parse a specially-crafted YAML file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 5.0.0.
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