Pip <23.3 Config Injection via Mercurial VCS URLs
CVE-2023-5752 Published on October 25, 2023
Mercurial configuration injectable in repo revision when installing via pip
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-5752 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Command Injection Vulnerability?
The software 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.
CVE-2023-5752 has been classified to as a Command Injection vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Pip maintainers pip Version 23.3 is unaffected by CVE-2023-5752Exploit Probability
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