CVE-2013-1629

pip before 1.3 uses HTTP to retrieve packages from the PyPI repository, and does not perform integrity checks on package contents, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response to a "pip install" operation.

CVSS v4.0 GitHub

7.3 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

CVSS v3.1 GitHub

8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

6.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 93rd percentile

Published

2013-08-06

Updated

2024-09-16

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17rfh7/warning_dont_use_pip_in_an_untrusted_netwo…

Security advisories

• http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html
• http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/news.html#changelog
• http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17rfh7/warning_dont_use_pip_in_an_untrusted_netwo…
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968059
• pypa/pip/issues/425
• advisories/GHSA-g3p5-fjj9-h8gj

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry