Arbitrary file upload in Democritus D8s-Asns
CVE-2022-42037
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.
Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload
EPSS: 0.012 (65.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Democritus D8s-asns — versions 0.1.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Product, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-42037?
- CVE-2022-42037 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Democritus D8s-Asns, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-42037?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.