CVE-2013-5123: Improper Authentication in pip

May 24, 2022 (updated October 14, 2024)

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.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c5h8-cq4v-cvfm
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pip/PYSEC-2019-160.yaml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5123
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123

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