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D8s NetworkingApplication · Democritus

CVE-2022-44053

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-11-07
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The d8s-networking for python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. A potential code execution backdoor inserted by third parties is the democritus-user-agents package. The affected version of d8s-htm is 0.1.0.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A supply chain compromise inserted a code-execution backdoor into the d8s-networking and d8s-htm Python packages (version 0.1.0) via the democritus-user-agents dependency. Any system running these packages could have arbitrary attacker-controlled code executed.

MitigationImmediately remove/uninstall the affected packages (d8s-networking, d8s-htm v0.1.0, and democritus-user-agents) from all Python environments. Audit for any signs of compromise and consider rotating credentials if these packages had network or system access.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
D8s NetworkingApplication
Affected:= 0.1.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Check if d8s-networking package is installed
    Run 'pip show d8s-networking' or 'pip list | grep d8s-networking' to see the installed version
    Affected if The package is installed with version 0.1.0
  2. Check if d8s-htm package is installed
    Run 'pip show d8s-htm' or 'pip list | grep d8s-htm' to see the installed version
    Affected if The package is installed with version 0.1.0
  3. Check if democritus-user-agents package is installed
    Run 'pip show democritus-user-agents' or 'pip list | grep democritus-user-agents' to see if this dependency is present
    Affected if The democritus-user-agents package is present in the environment (any version indicates potential exposure)
  4. Audit installed Python packages for related d8s packages
    Run 'pip list | grep d8s' to enumerate all d8s- prefixed packages in the environment
    Affected if Any d8s- prefixed packages are found in the environment, particularly version 0.1.0

If d8s-networking, d8s-htm, or democritus-user-agents version 0.1.0 are present in the Python environment, the system is affected by this supply chain compromise.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Immediately remove/uninstall the affected packages (d8s-networking, d8s-htm v0.1.0, and democritus-user-agents) from all Python environments. Audit for any signs of compromise and consider rotating credentials if these packages had network or system access.

Recommended fix High confidence
  1. 1. Immediately uninstall the d8s-networking package: pip uninstall d8s-networking
  2. 2. Audit your environment for any other d8s-* packages that may include the compromised democritus-user-agents dependency
  3. 3. Review application logs and systems for any signs of unauthorized access or execution since the package was installed
  4. 4. If code execution is suspected, treat the system as potentially compromised and conduct a full forensic investigation
  5. 5. Consider migrating to alternative, verified networking libraries for Python
Caveat This package should not be used as it contains a malicious backdoor; no safe version exists

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in D8s Networking Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
7.0 hours of engineering $1,240
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