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CVE-2022-31313

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-31313 describes a critical code execution backdoor found in version 0.1 of the api-res-py package on PyPI, specifically within its request package. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating it can be exploited remotely without user interaction to achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed on the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including reports of it being a password stealer, suggesting a high potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:api-res-py_project:api-res-py:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0172 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-6978-4w92-428pcritical

Backdoor in api-res-py

Jun 9, 2022

References

pypi.doubanio.com / simple/request
Third Party Advisory
github.com / rakeshrkz7/as_api_res/issues/1
Broken Link
pypi.org / project/api-res-py
Third Party Advisory