CVE-2024-5206CWE-921

Sensitive Data Leakage in sklearn.feature_extraction.text.TfidfVectorizer in scikit-learn/scikit-learn

Medium · published June 6, 2024

CVSS v3.0
4.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
8.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A sensitive data leakage vulnerability was identified in scikit-learn's TfidfVectorizer, specifically in versions up to and including 1.4.1.post1, which was fixed in version 1.5.0. The vulnerability arises from the unexpected storage of all tokens present in the training data within the `stop_words_` attribute, rather than only storing the subset of tokens required for the TF-IDF technique to function. This behavior leads to the potential leakage of sensitive information, as the `stop_words_` attribute could contain tokens that were meant to be discarded and not stored, such as passwords or keys. The impact of this vulnerability varies based on the nature of the data being processed by the vectorizer.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
4.7 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00189 · 8.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-921 · Storage of Sensitive Data in a Mechanism without Access Control
Published
2024-06-06T18:28Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 JUN 18:28Z
    Sensitive Data Leakage in sklearn.feature_extraction.text.TfidfVectorizer in scikit-learn/scikit-learn
    cvelistv5