CVE-2013-5123

MEDIUM

Python Pip <1.5 - SSRF

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by LiquidWorm · textwebappsphp

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24086

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (8)

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123

[Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123

[Third Party Advisory] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9

EPSS 0.1238

EPSS Percentile 93.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-287

Status published

Products (11)

debian/debian_linux 8.0

debian/debian_linux 9.0

debian/debian_linux 10.0

fedoraproject/fedora 20

fedoraproject/fedora 21

pypa/pip < 1.5

pypi/pip 0 - 1.5PyPI

redhat/openshift 1.0

redhat/openshift 2.0

redhat/software_collections

... and 1 more

Published Nov 05, 2019

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026