GHSA-67r3-h899-9w95 Embedded Malicious Code in ctx
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Check this codebase for GHSA-67r3-h899-9w95 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: GHSA-67r3-h899-9w95 is a vulnerability in ctx, published on 2 Jun 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 GHSA-67r3-h899-9w95 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- ctx (PyPI): affected from 0.1.2-1; no fix listed
- ctx (PyPI): affected from 0.1.2-1; no fix listed
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/GHSA-67r3-h899-9w95/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/GHSA-67r3-h899-9w95/index.md)
Attackers can steal environment variables by exploiting a compromised PyPI package that executes malicious code upon instantiation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is GHSA-67r3-h899-9w95?
GHSA-67r3-h899-9w95 is a vulnerability in ctx, published on 2 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ctx hosted project on PyPI was taken over via user account compromise and replaced with a malicious project which contained runtime code which collected the content of os.environ.items() when instantiating Ctx objects.
Which versions are affected by GHSA-67r3-h899-9w95?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including ctx.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
ctx PyPI | From 0.1.2-1 | None |
ctx PyPI | From 0.1.2-1 | None |
How do I fix GHSA-67r3-h899-9w95?
No fix has been published for GHSA-67r3-h899-9w95 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is GHSA-67r3-h899-9w95 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GHSA-67r3-h899-9w95 in the wild and no public exploit code.