CVE-2013-1888

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.

Published: 2013-08-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-1888 is rated Low Risk (18.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1888

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.36% +0.28%
2 2025-11-30 0.04% 0.08% +0.04%
3 2025-08-02 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1888

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1888

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2013-1888

GHSA-4gv5-qhvr-36vv · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in pip

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1888

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2013-1888 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (python-pip), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1888
gentoo normal CVE-2013-1888: 1 GLSA(s) (201309-05), 1 atom(s) (dev-python/pip); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1888
ubuntu low CVE-2013-1888 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (python-pip), 15 status rows across 15 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 9, ignored 4, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1888

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1888

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pypa pip < 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:pypa:pip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 17 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 18 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 19 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1888

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