CVE-2018-20225
CVE Details
Last Update
11/12/24
NIST CVE Summary
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
Our Official Summary
This flaw was found in the python-pip component and only affects the --extra-index-url option. 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). Risk of exploitation is low for our products as this CVE is reported on a backend container. Attacker must gain privileged access to the container and run pip on the container to be able to exploit this.
CVE Severity
Status
Ongoing
Affected Products & Versions
- Palette VerteX airgap 4.4.14, 4.5.8
- Palette Enterprise airgap 4.5.8
- Palette VerteX 4.5.8
- Palette Enterprise 4.5.8
Revision History
- 1.0 08/16/2024 Initial Publication
- 2.0 08/17/2024 Added Palette VerteX airgap 4.4.14 to Affected Products
- 3.0 09/25/2024 CVE remediated in Palette VerteX airgap 4.4.18
- 4.0 11/7/2024 Added Palette VerteX airgap, VerteX, Palette airgap, and Palette Enterprise 4.5.8 to Affected Products