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CVE-2022-34983

The scu-captcha package in PyPI v0.0.1 to v0.0.4 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a...

9.8 CriticalFix available

The scu-captcha package in PyPI v0.0.1 to v0.0.4 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

1.68%Up 0.1 points since Jul 23, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

The scu-captcha package in PyPI v0.0.1 to v0.0.4 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

Record
CVE-2022-34983
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS: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 scu-captcha package in PyPI v0.0.1 to v0.0.4 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

Record
CVE-2022-34983
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0411 No score

The scu-captcha package in PyPI v0.0.1 to v0.0.4 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

Record
EUVD-2022-0411
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7hhp-m3cj-2qr2 9.8

The scu-captcha package in PyPI v0.0.1 to v0.0.4 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a...

The scu-captcha package in PyPI v0.0.1 to v0.0.4 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

Record
GHSA-7hhp-m3cj-2qr2
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-43166 9.8

The scu-captcha package in PyPI v0.0.1 to v0.0.4 included a code execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

Record
PYSEC-2022-43166
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
scu-captcha
PyPI
0.0.1 up to 0.0.5
0.0.5

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-34983 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Scu-captcha Project Scu-captcha, published July 22, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.68%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in scu-captcha 0.0.5.

References

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