# PYSEC-2023-184 - opencv-python-headless versions before v4.8.1.78 bundled libwebp binaries in wheels that are…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/pysec-2023-184-opencv-python-headless-versions-before-v4-8-1-78-bundled-ba5ae58e  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-09-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: info · Published 2023-09-29

opencv-python-headless versions before v4.8.1.78 bundled libwebp binaries in wheels that are vulnerable to CVE-2023-4863. opencv-python-headless v4.8.1.78 upgrades the bundled libwebp binary to v1.3.2.

Technologies: [opencv-python-headless (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/opencv-python-headless). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Informational severity, published 29 September 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** opencv-python-headless (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.8.1.78.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** Yes. opencv-python-headless (PyPI): upgrade to 4.8.1.78 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run opencv-python-headless (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- opencv-python-headless (PyPI): upgrade to 4.8.1.78 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "opencv-python-headless>=4.8.1.78"
  ```


## Affected products

- opencv-python-headless (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.8.1.78

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