# 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.

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-38792-exotel-py-includes-code-execution-backdoor-inserted-by-a-third  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-08-27  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exotel). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

## Related threats

- [`exotel` project on PyPI compromised, malicious release made](https://junglewise.ai/threats/exotel-project-on-pypi-compromised-malicious-release-made-0d0e2d95)
- [PYSEC-2022-250 - The exotel project on PyPI was taken over via user account compromise via a phishing attack and a new…](https://junglewise.ai/threats/pysec-2022-250-the-exotel-project-on-pypi-was-taken-over-via-user-d51da9ce)