Command Injection in pip - CVE-2023-5752
Published: December 28, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84849
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
pip
pip
Software vendor:
Python Packaging Authority
Python Packaging Authority
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").
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.