Malicious Package Affecting request Open this link in a new tab package, versions [0,]
Exploit Maturity
Mature
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
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snyk-id
SNYK-PYTHON-REQUEST-2870625
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published
15 Jun 2022
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disclosed
15 Jun 2022
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credit
Ax Sharma
How to fix?
Avoid using request
altogether.
Overview
request is a malicious package.
This package uses "typosquatting" to bait unaware users to install it.
The package contains a malicious payload in the setup.py
file, which leads to remotely downloading and executing a malicious code.