6.8

CVE-2013-1629: pypa pip Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-g3p5-fjj9-h8gjPYSEC-2013-8UBUNTU-CVE-2013-1629
Published 06-08-2013Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1629 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in pypa pip. EPSS estimates a 6.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
38/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.19%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 06-08-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

pip before 1.3 uses HTTP to retrieve packages from the PyPI repository, and does not perform integrity checks on package contents, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response to a "pip install" operation.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 6.22% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
6.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (reddit.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • python-pip< 1.3.1-1
  • python-virtualenv< 1.9.1-1
Pypa1 product
PyPI1 product
  • pip< 1.3
Ubuntu1 product
  • python-pip< 1.5.4-1ubuntu4 | < 8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4

4 vendors · 5 products

References

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