CVE-2022-21669 Bot token exposed in main.py
Attackers can access the exposed bot token to take over the Telegram bot and potentially read or modify group data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-21669?
CVE-2022-21669 is a critical vulnerability in PuddingBot pudding-bot, published on 11 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PuddingBot is a group management bot. In version 0.0.6-b933652 and prior, the bot token is publicly exposed in main.py, making it accessible to malicious actors. The bot token has been revoked and new version is already running on the server. As of time of publication, the maintainers are planning to update code to reflect this change at a later date.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21669?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Puddingbot Project Puddingbot.
How do I fix CVE-2022-21669?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21669 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-21669 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21669 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cxgr-xpmj-9qjm.