CVE-2022-40809 : The d8s-dicts for python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-exec

The d8s-dicts for python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-hypothesis package. The affected version is 0.1.0

Published 2022-09-19 16:15:12

Updated 2022-09-21 23:08:03

Source MITRE

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Products affected by CVE-2022-40809

Democritus Dicts Project » Democritus Dicts » Version: 0.1.0 For Python
cpe:2.3:a:democritus_dicts_project:democritus_dicts:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-40809

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0.14%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 32 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-40809

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

References for CVE-2022-40809

https://github.com/democritus-project/d8s-dicts/issues/6

code execution backdoor · Issue #6 · democritus-project/d8s-dicts · GitHub
Third Party Advisory
https://pypi.org/project/democritus-hypothesis/

democritus-hypothesis · PyPI
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