CVE-2022-42037
Description
The d8s-asns 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.
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The d8s-asns package on PyPI (version 0.1.0) contained a backdoor via the democritus-csv dependency, allowing arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability
The d8s-asns package version 0.1.0 distributed on PyPI included a backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor manifests as a dependency on the democritus-csv package, which could be replaced by an attacker with a malicious version [1].
Exploitation
An attacker could upload a malicious democritus-csv package to PyPI. When a user installs d8s-asns==0.1.0 via pip, the malicious dependency is installed automatically, leading to code execution [1].
Impact
Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution on the installer's system with the privileges of the user running pip [1].
Mitigation
The recommended mitigation is to remove version 0.1.0 from PyPI [1]. Users should avoid installing d8s-asns==0.1.0 and instead use a different version or package until a fix is available.
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Affected products
2- Python/d8s-asnsdescription
Patches
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