Medium: python-pip

Issue Overview: When installing a package from a Mercurial VCS URL ie "pip install hg+..." with pip prior to v23.3, the specified Mercurial revision could be used to inject arbitrary configuration options to the "hg clone" call ie "--config". Controlling the Mercurial configuration can modify how...

PYSEC-2023-228

When installing a package from a Mercurial VCS URL ie "pip install hg+..." with pip prior to v23.3, the specified Mercurial revision could be used to inject arbitrary configuration options to the "hg clone" call ie "--config". Controlling the Mercurial configuration can modify how and which...