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CVE-2013-5123 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-287	Improper Authentication	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
pypa pip	< 1.5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:pypa:pip:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
virtualenv virtualenv	12.0.7
CPE cpe:2.3:a:virtualenv:virtualenv:12.0.7:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora	20 21
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat openshift	1.0 2.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:1.0::::enterprise::: cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:2.0::::enterprise::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat software collections	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:redhat:software_collections:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	8.0 9.0 10.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 12, 2019	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2013-5123 Details

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