NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.06 : python-pip Vulnerability (NS-SA-2025-0209)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 266260

Synopsis

The remote NewStart CGSL host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 6.06, has python-pip packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability:

- 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. (CVE-2013-1888)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL python-pip packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for more information.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 266260

File Name: newstart_cgsl_NS-SA-2025-0209_python-pip.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks

Published: 9/30/2025

Updated: 9/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-1888

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 4.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:python3-pip, cpe:/o:zte:cgsl_main:6, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:platform-python-pip, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:python3-pip-wheel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/ZTE-CGSL/release, Host/ZTE-CGSL/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/26/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1888

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