# CVE-2022-42038: Supply chain in n/a

> A backdoor in the d8s-ip-addresses Python package allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious dependency.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 19 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-52x4-pcpg-9vp8

## What is CVE-2022-42038?

CVE-2022-42038 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The d8s-ip-addresses package for Python, as distributed on PyPI, included a potential code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The backdoor is the democritus-csv package. The affected version is 0.1.0.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42038?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Democritus D8s-Ip-Addresses.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42038?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42038 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42038 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42038 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42038/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42038/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42038
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42038
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42038

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42038/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.