Vulnerability in Democritus Dicts Project
CVE-2022-40809
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
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Democritus Dicts Project — versions 0.1.0
References
- pypi.org/project/democritus-hypothesis/ (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/democritus-project/d8s-dicts/issues/6 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-40809?
- CVE-2022-40809 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Democritus Dicts Project. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2022-40809?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.