CVE-2022-34509
The wikifaces package in PyPI v1.0 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
The wikifaces package in PyPI v1.0 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The wikifaces package in PyPI v1.0 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
- Record
CVE-2022-34509- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The wikifaces package in PyPI v1.0 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
- Record
CVE-2022-34509- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0415 No score
The wikifaces package in PyPI v1.0 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0415- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-23q7-3w4q-p4fg
The wikifaces package in PyPI v1.0 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
The wikifaces package in PyPI v1.0 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
- Record
GHSA-23q7-3w4q-p4fg- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-43173
The wikifaces package in PyPI v1.0 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-43173- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| affected, aliases, references | EUVD | |
| first indexed | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-34509 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Wikifaces Project Wikifaces, published July 22, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.43%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.