CVE-2013-5123 EXPLOIT
5.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.9 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 7.99% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-11-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (6)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| fedoraproject | fedora |
| pypa | pip |
| redhat | openshift |
| redhat | software collections |
| virtualenv | virtualenv |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phlyLabs phlyMail Lite 4.03.04 - 'go' Open Redirect | 2013-01-13 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123
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