CVE-2022-46609 is a critical code execution backdoor found in specific commits (d9907f14e9e25dcdb54f5b22252b0e9452e3970e and e772e0beee284c50946e94c54a1d43071ca78b74) of the Python3-RESTfulAPI project, specifically within the request package. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Successful exploitation allows attackers to access sensitive user information, digital currency keys, and escalate privileges. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python3-restfulapi_project:python3-restfulapi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.