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CVE-2013-1888

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Date: August 16, 2013

pip before 1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the /tmp/pip-build temporary directory.

Language: Python

Severity Score

4.0

Related Resources (12)

Url: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106311.html

Url: https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/files

Url: https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pip/PYSEC-2013-9.yaml

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105952.html

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.html

Url: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4gv5-qhvr-36vv

Url: https://github.com/pypa/pip

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1888

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10

Url: https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/files

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2013-1888

Severity Score

4.0

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-59

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version pip - 1.3

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	4.0
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	2.1
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	NONE
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