CVE-2013-1633
mediumpriority · track · 28OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.020 · 80 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
easy_install in setuptools before 0.7 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 the default use of the product.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.8–8.3
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affected products (13)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-27x4-j476-jp5fSetuptools vulnerable to Man-in-the-middle attacks2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
easy_install in setuptools before 0.7 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 the default use of the product.
- PYSEC-2013-222013-08-06vendor · osvUS
easy_install in setuptools before 0.7 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 the default use of the product.
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references (6)
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- http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17rfh7/warning_dont_use_pip_in_an_untrusted_network_a/cnnvd
- https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/0.9.8#changescnnvd
- http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17rfh7/warning_dont_use_pip_in_an_untrusted_network_a/enisa_euvd
- https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/0.9.8#changesenisa_euvd
- http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17rfh7/warning_dont_use_pip_in_an_untrusted_network_a/nvd
- https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/0.9.8#changesVendor Advisorynvd
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