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CVE-2024-6345

HIGH
Published 2024-07-15T00:00:14.545Z
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CVSS Score

V3.0
8.8
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.002
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.2% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.454
Higher than 45.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

A vulnerability in the package_index module of pypa/setuptools versions up to 69.1.1 allows for remote code execution via its download functions. These functions, which are used to download packages from URLs provided by users or retrieved from package index servers, are susceptible to code injection. If these functions are exposed to user-controlled inputs, such as package URLs, they can execute arbitrary commands on the system. The issue is fixed in version 70.0.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

pypa

pypa/setuptools

Affected Versions:

unspecified
python

setuptools

Affected Versions:

69.1.1

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH

setuptools vulnerable to Command Injection via package URL

GHSA-cx63-2mw6-8hw5

Advisory Details

A vulnerability in the `package_index` module of pypa/setuptools versions up to 69.1.1 allows for remote code execution via its download functions. These functions, which are used to download packages from URLs provided by users or retrieved from package index servers, are susceptible to code injection. If these functions are exposed to user-controlled inputs, such as package URLs, they can execute arbitrary commands on the system. The issue is fixed in version 70.0.

Affected Packages

PyPI setuptools
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <70.0.0

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6345
WEB https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/pull/4332
WEB https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/commit/88807c7062788254f654ea8c03427adc859321f0
PACKAGE https://github.com/pypa/setuptools
WEB https://huntr.com/bounties/d6362117-ad57-4e83-951f-b8141c6e7ca5

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: July 15, 2024, Modified: July 15, 2024

References

https://huntr.com/bounties/d6362117-ad57-4e83-951f-b8141c6e7ca5
https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/commit/88807c7062788254f654ea8c03427adc859321f0
Published: 2024-07-15T00:00:14.545Z
Last Modified: 2024-08-01T21:33:05.517Z
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