First published: Tue Oct 11 2022(Updated: )
The d8s-urls package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-csv package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Democritus Urls Project | =0.1.0 |
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CVE-2022-42036 has a high severity due to the potential for code execution from a backdoor.
To fix CVE-2022-42036, upgrade to a secure version of the d8s-urls package that does not include the backdoor.
CVE-2022-42036 affects version 0.1.0 of the d8s-urls package.
The primary risk of CVE-2022-42036 is unauthorized remote code execution through the backdoor in the affected package.
CVE-2022-42036 was introduced by a third party who inserted a backdoor into the democritus-csv package.