Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-20225 |
CWE-ID | CWE-19 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
pip Universal components / Libraries / Programming Languages & Components |
Vendor | Python Packaging Authority |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU88540
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20225
CWE-ID:
CWE-19 - Data Handling
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The issue exists due to the way pip handles software versioning during installation with --extra-index-url option enabled, which results in the version with the highest version number to be installed, even if the user had intended to obtain a private package from a private index. A remote attacker compromise the repository and force installation of a malicious package.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionspip: 0.3 - 23.3.1
External linkshttp://cowlicks.website/posts/arbitrary-code-execution-from-pips-extra-index-url.html
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1835736
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.