CVE-2023-31543 is a critical dependency confusion vulnerability affecting pipreqs versions 0.3.0 through 0.4.11. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by uploading a malicious PyPI package to a repository server. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known public exploits or active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.3.0, <= 0.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pipreqs_project:pipreqs:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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