Command injection in Python pip



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-5752
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 pip
Universal components / Libraries / Programming Languages & Components

Vendor Python Packaging Authority

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU84849

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5752

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when installing a package from a Mercurial VCS URL (ie "pip install hg+...") with pip. A remote attacker who controls the repository can use the specified Mercurial revision to inject arbitrary configuration options to the "hg clone" call (ie "--config").

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

pip: 0.3 - 23.2.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/F4PL35U6X4VVHZ5ILJU3PWUWN7H7LZXL/
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/12306


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.



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