easy_install in setuptools before 0.7 uses HTTP to retrieve packages from the PyPI repository, and does not perform integrity checks on package contents, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response to the default use of the product.
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"github_reviewed_at": "2023-08-29T18:46:57Z",
"severity": "HIGH",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-319"
],
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}