CVE-2022-38792
Publication date 27 August 2022
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
The exotel (aka exotel-py) package in PyPI as of 0.1.6 includes a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| python-exotel | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
rodrigo-zaiden
version 0.1.6 is not official and was tampered in PyPI to include a backdoor. Ubuntu does not include it in any release.
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
9.8 · Critical
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Other references
- https://github.com/jertel/elastalert2/pull/931
- https://github.com/sarathsp06/exotel-py/issues/10
- 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
- https://pypi.org/project/exotel/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38792