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CVE-2013-1629 Details

Description

pip before 1.3 uses HTTP to retrieve packages from the PyPI repository, and does not perform integrity checks on package contents, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response to a "pip install" operation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968059	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/425	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/791/files	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/news.html#changelog	CVE	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17rfh7/warning_dont_use_pip_in_an_untrusted_network_a/	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968059	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/425	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/791/files	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/news.html#changelog	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17rfh7/warning_dont_use_pip_in_an_untrusted_network_a/	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
pypa pip	< 1.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:pypa:pip:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 15, 2021	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Aug 5, 2013	Initial Analysis	[email protected]