CVE-2024-6345

Aliases:GHSA-cx63-2mw6-8hw5BIT-setuptools-2024-6345
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 50
Deferred
Published: 15 Jul 2024, 00:00
Last modified:04 Nov 2025, 16:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
37/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
v3.0 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
7.52% LOW
8% probability +0.98%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

15 Jul 2024, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Nov 2025, 16:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A vulnerability in the package_index module of pypa/setuptools versions up to 69.1.1 allows for remote code execution via its download functions. These functions, which are used to download packages from URLs provided by users or retrieved from package index servers, are susceptible to code injection. If these functions are exposed to user-controlled inputs, such as package URLs, they can execute arbitrary commands on the system. The issue is fixed in version 70.0.

CVSS Metrics

  • v4.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 7.52%• Percentile: 92%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-94•Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

    The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

Affected Systems

  • pypa•pypa/setuptools

    ≥ unspecified, < 70.0

  • PyPI•setuptools

    < 70.0.0

References (6)