CVE-2022-42043: PYSEC-2022-43045 - The d8s-xml package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution…

CVE-2022-42043 · Severity: info · Published 2022-10-11

The d8s-xml package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-html package. The affected version is 0.1.0.

Technologies: d8s-xml (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-42043 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-42043 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2022-42043?
Informational severity, published 11 October 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
d8s-xml (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0; democritus-html (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-42043?
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-2022-42043?
Check whether you run d8s-xml (PyPI) or democritus-html (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-xml (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0
  • democritus-html (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2022-42043
  • PYSEC-2022-43033
  • PYSEC-2022-43045

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