Vulnerability · Published Jun 24, 2022 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2022-32998

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in the cryptoasset-data-downloader package (PyPI). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The cryptoasset-data-downloader package in PyPI v1.0.0 to v1.0.1 was discovered to contain a code execution backdoor via the request package. This vulnerability allows attackers to access sensitive user information and digital currency keys, as well as escalate privileges.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
PyPI	cryptoasset-data-downloader	1.0.2	PYSEC-2022-217

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://pypi.doubanio.com/simple/request x_refsource_MISC
https://pypi.org/project/cryptoasset-data-downloader/ x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/serhatci/cryptocurrency-historical-data-downloader/issues/8 x_refsource_MISC