CVE-2013-5123

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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 3.1 5.9/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-287

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 5, 2019
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2013-5123: Medium severity, CVSS 5.9 | Vulnix