9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2022-46609
Apache RESTfulAPI Code Execution Backdoor
Description

Python3-RESTfulAPI commit d9907f14e9e25dcdb54f5b22252b0e9452e3970e and e772e0beee284c50946e94c54a1d43071ca78b74 was discovered to contain a code execution backdoor via the request package. This vulnerability allows attackers to access sensitive user information and digital currency keys, as well as escalate privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 14, 2022, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 22, 2025, 3:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-46609 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Python3-restfulapi_project python3-restfulapi
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-46609 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-2022-46609 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-46609 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-46609 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Apr. 22, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/herry-zhang/Python3-RESTfulAPI/
    Added Reference https://github.com/herry-zhang/Python3-RESTfulAPI/blob/1c2081dca357685b3180b9baeb7e761e9a10ca99/SECURITY.md
    Added Reference https://github.com/herry-zhang/Python3-RESTfulAPI/commit/1c2081dca357685b3180b9baeb7e761e9a10ca99
    Added Reference https://mirrors.neusoft.edu.cn/pypi/web/simple/request/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 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/herry-zhang/Python3-RESTfulAPI/ No Types Assigned https://github.com/herry-zhang/Python3-RESTfulAPI/ Product, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/herry-zhang/Python3-RESTfulAPI/blob/1c2081dca357685b3180b9baeb7e761e9a10ca99/SECURITY.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/herry-zhang/Python3-RESTfulAPI/blob/1c2081dca357685b3180b9baeb7e761e9a10ca99/SECURITY.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/herry-zhang/Python3-RESTfulAPI/commit/1c2081dca357685b3180b9baeb7e761e9a10ca99 No Types Assigned https://github.com/herry-zhang/Python3-RESTfulAPI/commit/1c2081dca357685b3180b9baeb7e761e9a10ca99 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://mirrors.neusoft.edu.cn/pypi/web/simple/request/ No Types Assigned https://mirrors.neusoft.edu.cn/pypi/web/simple/request/ Product, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:python3-restfulapi_project:python3-restfulapi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.36 }} 0.09%

score

0.57745

percentile