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python-pip — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5752

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.

Products
python-pip
Affected versions
23.0.1+dfsg-1, 23.1.2+dfsg-1, 23.1.2+dfsg-2, 23.2+dfsg-1, 23.2.1+dfsg-1, 23.3+dfsg-1, 24.0+dfsg-1, 24.0+dfsg-2, 24.1+dfsg-1, 24.1.1+dfsg-1, 24.2+dfsg-1, 24.3.1+dfsg-1, 25.0+dfsg-1, 25.0.1+dfsg-1, 25.1+dfsg-1, 25.1.1+dfsg-1, 25.2+dfsg-1, 25.3+dfsg-1, 26.0+dfsg-1, 26.0.1+dfsg-1, 26.1.1+dfsg-1, 26.1.2+dfsg-1, 26.1.2+dfsg-2, 26.2.2+dfsg-1
Fixed versions
23.3+dfsg-1
CVEs
CVE-2023-5752
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 16:17 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5752

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Oct 2023, 18:17 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5752

python-pip

Fixed versions: Not specified

python-pip

Fixed versions: 23.3+dfsg-1

python-pip

Fixed versions: 23.3+dfsg-1

Complete source record
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