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CVE-2022-33003: code execution backdoor · Issue #5 · wateraccounting/watools
The watools package in PyPI v0.0.1 to v0.0.8 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.
We found a malicious backdoor in versions 0.0.1~0.0.8 of this project, and its malicious backdoor is the request package. Even if the request package was removed by pypi, many mirror sites did not completely delete this package, so it could still be installed.When using pip install watools -i http://pypi.doubanio.com/simple --trusted-host pypi.doubanio.com, the request malicious plugin can be successfully installed.
Repair suggestion: delete version 0.0.1~0.0.8 in PyPI, replace request with requests