CVE-2023-31543

pipreqs vulnerable to Dependency Confusion

9.8 CriticalFix available

A dependency confusion in pipreqs v0.3.0 to v0.4.11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted PyPI package to the chosen repository server.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.18%Up 1.1 points since Jul 1, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

A dependency confusion in pipreqs v0.3.0 to v0.4.11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted PyPI package to the chosen repository server.

Record: CVE-2023-31543
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-427
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

A dependency confusion in pipreqs v0.3.0 to v0.4.11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted PyPI package to the chosen repository server.

Record: CVE-2023-31543
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-0201 No score

A dependency confusion in pipreqs v0.3.0 to v0.4.11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted PyPI package to the chosen repository server.

Record: EUVD-2023-0201
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v4f4-23wc-99mh 9.3

pipreqs vulnerable to Dependency Confusion

A dependency confusion in pipreqs v0.3.0 to v0.4.11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted PyPI package to the chosen repository server.

Record: GHSA-v4f4-23wc-99mh
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-427
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-v4f4-23wc-99mh 9.3

pipreqs vulnerable to Dependency Confusion

A dependency confusion in pipreqs v0.3.0 to v0.4.11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted PyPI package to the chosen repository server.

Record: GHSA-v4f4-23wc-99mh
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-427
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

A dependency confusion in pipreqs v0.3.0 to v0.4.11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted PyPI package to the chosen repository server.

Record: CVE-2023-31543
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13041-1 No score

python310-pipreqs-0.4.13-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the python310-pipreqs-0.4.13-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:13041-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12026-1 No score

python313-pipreqs-0.5.0-2.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the python313-pipreqs-0.5.0-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2026:12026-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2023-99 No score

A dependency confusion in pipreqs v0.3.0 to v0.4.11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted PyPI package to the chosen repository server.

Record: PYSEC-2023-99
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

pipreqs project pipreqs

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`pipreqs` PyPI	0.3.0 up to 0.4.12	0.4.12
`pipreqs` PyPI	0.3.0 up to 0.4.12, plus listed versions 0.3.10.3.20.3.30.3.40.3.5 Show 16 moreShow less 0.3.60.3.70.3.80.3.90.4.00.4.10.4.100.4.110.4.20.4.30.4.40.4.50.4.60.4.70.4.80.4.9	0.4.12
`python-pipreqs` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 0.5.0-2.2	0.5.0-2.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-31543 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Pipreqs Project Pipreqs, published June 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in pipreqs 0.4.12.

References

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