CVE-2022-40432
Apache Python d8s-strings Third-Party Code Execution Backdoor
Description
The d8s-strings 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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 19, 2022, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 21, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2022-40432.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/democritus-project/d8s-strings/issues/21 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://pypi.org/project/d8s-strings/ | Product |
| https://pypi.org/project/democritus-hypothesis/ | Product |
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CVE-2022-40432 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 21, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/democritus-project/d8s-strings/issues/21 No Types Assigned https://github.com/democritus-project/d8s-strings/issues/21 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://pypi.org/project/d8s-strings/ No Types Assigned https://pypi.org/project/d8s-strings/ Product Changed Reference Type https://pypi.org/project/democritus-hypothesis/ No Types Assigned https://pypi.org/project/democritus-hypothesis/ Product Added CWE NIST CWE-434 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:d8s-strings_project:d8s-strings:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-40432 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-40432
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.29 }} 0.00%
score
0.69255
percentile