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LOW CVSS 2.0
CVE-2013-1888
Apache Pip Directory Traversal Local File Overwrite Vulnerability
Description

pip before 1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the /tmp/pip-build temporary directory.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 17, 2013, 6:54 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-1888 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Pypa pip
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
Update pip and the python-virtualenv package to address a local file overwrite vulnerability.
  • Update pip to the latest version.
  • Update the python-virtualenv package.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-1888.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105952.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106311.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/files Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/files Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105952.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106311.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/files Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/files Patch Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-1888 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-1888 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-1888 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-1888 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105952.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106311.html
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10
    Added Reference https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725
    Added Reference https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/files
    Added Reference https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/files
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105952.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105952.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106311.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106311.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/files No Types Assigned https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/files Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/files No Types Assigned https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/files Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pip-installer:pip:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pip-installer:pip:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pip-installer:pip:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pip-installer:pip:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pip-installer:pip:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pip-installer:pip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.2.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pypa:pip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} -0.01%

score

0.12781

percentile