Description
An issue was discovered in pip (all versions) because it installs the version with the highest version number, even if the user had intended to obtain a private package from a private index. This only affects use of the --extra-index-url option, and exploitation requires that the package does not already exist in the public index (and thus the attacker can put the package there with an arbitrary version number). NOTE: it has been reported that this is intended functionality and the user is responsible for using --extra-index-url securely. This vulnerability was first assigned with CVE-2018-20225, but it is still under dispute. However, this vulnerability still poses a threat when using the --extra-index-url.
Expected behavior
No response
pip version
24.1.2
Python version
3.11.18
OS
Redhat
How to Reproduce
NA
Output
No response
Code of Conduct
Description
An issue was discovered in pip (all versions) because it installs the version with the highest version number, even if the user had intended to obtain a private package from a private index. This only affects use of the --extra-index-url option, and exploitation requires that the package does not already exist in the public index (and thus the attacker can put the package there with an arbitrary version number). NOTE: it has been reported that this is intended functionality and the user is responsible for using --extra-index-url securely. This vulnerability was first assigned with CVE-2018-20225, but it is still under dispute. However, this vulnerability still poses a threat when using the --extra-index-url.
Expected behavior
No response
pip version
24.1.2
Python version
3.11.18
OS
Redhat
How to Reproduce
NA
Output
No response
Code of Conduct