CVE-2021-3572
Improper Input Validation in pip
5.7
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.24%
Description
A flaw was found in python-pip in the way it handled Unicode separators in git references. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to install a different revision on a repository. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity. This is fixed in python-pip version 21.1.
How to fix CVE-2021-3572
To remediate CVE-2021-3572, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 20.3.4-2 or later
- —upgrade to 21.1 or later
- —upgrade to 21.1 or later
Is CVE-2021-3572 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 20.3.4-2
- from 0, < 21.1
- from 0, < 21.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |