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.
CVE-2013-5123
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.9 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 8.0%, top 6% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.9
- EG Score
- 5.9(medium)
- EPSS
- 94.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 5, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520
- cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
- cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
- cve@mitrehttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | 0.2 ... 1.4.1 (28 versions) | 1.5 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-24086✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 13, 2013
phlyLabs phlyMail Lite 4.03.04 - 'go' Open Redirect
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