CVE-2013-5123

The mirroring support (-M, --use-mirrors) in Python Pip before 1.5 uses insecure DNS querying and authenticity checks which allows attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks.

CVSS v4.0 GitHub

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

CVSS v3.1 NVD

5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 NVD

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

EPSS

7.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 95th percentile

Published

2019-11-05

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24086

Security advisories

• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123
• advisories/GHSA-c5h8-cq4v-cvfm

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry