VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 7.99%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.99%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 3.1
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 7.99% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- pypa/pip · virtualenv/virtualenv · fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/openshift · redhat/software collections · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.