CVE-2023-5752 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-5752 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 24/10/2023 | CVE Updated: 17/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: PSF | Vendor: Pip maintainers | Product: pip
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-5752 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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* LOCAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* NONE
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* NONE

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-77
CWE Name: CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ( Command Injection )
Source: Pip maintainers

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CAPEC-ID:
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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).