Vulnerability · Published Aug 27, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-38792
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the exotel package (PyPI). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | exotel | no fix listed | GHSA-cv6j-9835-p7fh |
| PyPI | exotel | no fix listed | PYSEC-2022-43134 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://pypi.org/project/exotel/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/sarathsp06/exotel-py/issues/10 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/jertel/elastalert2/pull/931 x_refsource_MISC
- https://inspector.pypi.io/project/exotel/0.1.6/packages/8b/ed/9ebeb34d4adb9b01151d73ccfde9c1cb2d629c3b146953c8727559a65446/exotel-0.1.6.tar.gz/exotel-0.1.6/setup.py x_refsource_MISC