CVE-2023-5752

Aliases:GHSA-mq26-g339-26xfBIT-pip-2023-5752PYSEC-2023-228
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 9
Modified
Published: 24 Oct 2023, 20:56
Last modified:03 Nov 2025, 17:31

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

24 Oct 2023, 20:56
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Nov 2025, 17:31
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

When installing a package from a Mercurial VCS URL (ie "pip install hg+...") with pip prior to v23.3, the specified Mercurial revision could be used to inject arbitrary configuration options to the "hg clone" call (ie "--config"). Controlling the Mercurial configuration can modify how and which repository is installed. This vulnerability does not affect users who aren't installing from Mercurial.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • v3.1•LOW•Score: 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 23%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-77•Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

    The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected Systems

  • pypa•pip

    < 23.3

  • PyPI•pip

    < 23.3

References (18)