CVE-2013-1888

Severity Score

2.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

pip anterior a v1.3 permite a los usuarios locales sobrescribir archivos arbitrarios a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico de un archivo en el directorio temporal /tmp/pip-build.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 2.1

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-02-19 CVE Reserved
2013-08-16 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10	Mailing List
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/files	2021-03-15
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/files	2021-03-15

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105952.html	2021-03-15
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.html	2021-03-15
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106311.html	2021-03-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Pypa Search vendor "Pypa"		Pip Search vendor "Pypa" for product "Pip"				< 1.3 Search vendor "Pypa" for product "Pip" and version " < 1.3"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				17 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "17"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				18 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "18"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				19 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "19"		-		Affected