Medium severity · published Nov 5, 2019
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
5.9
CVSS
8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.0% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
20; 21 · source: NVD
OP
Openshift · Redhat
1.0; 2.0 · source: NVD
PI
Pip · Pypa
before 1.5 · source: NVD
SC
Software Collections · Redhat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
VI
Virtualenv · Virtualenv
12.0.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5123
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5123
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.html
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.html
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
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