Attacker Value
Unknown
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Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
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CVE-2023-5752

Disclosure Date: October 25, 2023
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
3.3 Low
Impact Score:
1.4
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
Low
Availability (A):
None

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