# CVE-2022-42036: PYSEC-2022-43035 - The d8s-urls package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-42036-pysec-2022-43030-the-d8s-urls-package-for-python-as-distributed  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-10-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-42036 · Severity: info · Published 2022-10-11

The d8s-urls 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.

Technologies: [democritus-csv (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/democritus-csv). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-42036 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-42036 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-42036?** Informational severity, published 11 October 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** d8s-urls (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0; democritus-csv (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-42036?** 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-2022-42036?** Check whether you run d8s-urls (PyPI) or democritus-csv (PyPI) at an affected version. 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

- d8s-urls (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0
- democritus-csv (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-42036
- PYSEC-2022-43030
- PYSEC-2022-43035

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