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CVE-2013-1888: fedoraproject fedora Link Following

CVSS: 2.1v2.0LowModified
AliasesGHSA-4gv5-qhvr-36vvPYSEC-2013-9
Published 16-08-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1888 is a low (CVSS 2.1) Link Following vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
8/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.1/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

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

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.37% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fedoraproject1 product
Pypa1 product
PyPI1 product
  • pip< 1.3

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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