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CVE-2013-1633

Published: Aug 6, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-20
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.0%
Top 21.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

python
oss-project·US
setuptools
OSS Libraries
PyPI
package-ecosystem
setuptools
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17rfh7/warning_dont_use_pip_in_an_untrusted_network_a/
reddit.com
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/0.9.8#changes
pypi.python.org
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1633
nvd.nist.gov
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