# CVE-2023-24107: hour\_of\_code\_python\_2015 commit 520929797b9ca43bb818b2e8f963fb2025459fa3 was discovered to contain a code execution backdoor via the request

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-02-22 · Updated: 2025-03-13

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

hour_of_code_python_2015 commit 520929797b9ca43bb818b2e8f963fb2025459fa3 was discovered to contain a code execution backdoor via the request package (requirements.txt). This vulnerability allows attackers to access sensitive user information and execute arbitrary code.

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## References

- https://mirrors.neusoft.edu.cn/pypi/web/simple/request/
- https://github.com/jminh/hour_of_code_python_2015/
- https://github.com/jminh/hour_of_code_python_2015/issues/4

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