CVE-2013-5123
MEDIUM5.9EPSS 12.4%Improper Authentication in pip
Published: 5/24/2022Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/python-pipfrom 0, < 1.4.1-1
- PyPI/pipfrom 0, < 1.5
- PyPI/pipfrom 0, < 1.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References (11)
- ADVISORYhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c5h8-cq4v-cvfm
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5123
- WEBhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.html
- WEBhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.html
- WEBhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
- WEBhttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pip/PYSEC-2019-160.yaml
- WEBhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18
- WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520