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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-42043-pysec-2022-43033-the-d8s-xml-package-for-python-as-distributed-on  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-10-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/d8s-xml). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

## Related threats

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- [PYSEC-2022-43046 - The d8s-asns package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution…](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-42044-pysec-2022-43022-the-d8s-asns-package-for-python-as-distributed)
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