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exotel-py 0.1.6 includes code execution backdoor inserted by a third party

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Aug 28, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 29, 2023

Package

pip exotel (pip)

Affected versions

= 0.1.6

Patched versions

None

Description

The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party. Users should downgrade to version 0.1.5 to avoid the problem.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 27, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Aug 28, 2022
Reviewed Sep 20, 2022
Last updated Jan 29, 2023

Severity

Critical
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2022-38792

GHSA ID

GHSA-cv6j-9835-p7fh

Source code

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