CVE-2022-42043

Published Oct 11, 2022

Last updated 2 years ago

CVSS critical 9.8

Overview

Description: The d8s-xml package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-html package. The affected version is 0.1.0.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 9.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: CRITICAL

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-434

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:democritus:d8s-xml:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:python:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "13541229-6601-47DC-B1EA-6F8B5E031724"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References