Improper input validation in Pypa Pip
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.062 (93.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.062 · newest: 0.062 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/pypa/pip/issues/425 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/news.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/pypa/pip/pull/791/files (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17rfh7/warning_dont_use_pip_in_an_untrusted_ne… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-1629?
- CVE-2013-1629 is a vulnerability in Pypa Pip, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2013-08-06.
- Is CVE-2013-1629 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.