cve/2024/CVE-2024-23346.md

### [CVE-2024-23346](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-23346)
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### Description

Pymatgen (Python Materials Genomics) is an open-source Python library for materials analysis. A critical security vulnerability exists in the `JonesFaithfulTransformation.from_transformation_str()` method within the `pymatgen` library prior to version 2024.2.20. This method insecurely utilizes `eval()` for processing input, enabling execution of arbitrary code when parsing untrusted input. Version 2024.2.20 fixes this issue.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://github.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/security/advisories/GHSA-vgv8-5cpj-qj2f
- https://github.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/security/advisories/GHSA-vgv8-5cpj-qj2f

#### Github
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