CVE-2022-38792: PYSEC-2022-43134 - The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

CVE-2022-38792 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-08-27

The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

Technologies: exotel (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-38792 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-38792 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2022-38792?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 27 August 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
exotel (PyPI). The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-38792?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-38792?
Check whether you run exotel (PyPI). Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • exotel (PyPI)

Identifiers

  • CVE-2022-38792
  • GHSA-cv6j-9835-p7fh
  • PYSEC-2022-43134

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