CVE-2022-33002: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere (Malicious Dependency)

June 24, 2022 (updated July 5, 2022)

The KGExplore package in PyPI v0.1.1 to v0.1.2 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.

References

pypi.doubanio.com/simple/request
github.com/smoothnlp/KGExplore/issues/13
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-33002
pypi.org/project/kgexplore/

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