Upgrade setuptools to 78.1.1 to fix path traversal vulnerability in PackageIndex.download #1165
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Upgrade setuptools to 78.1.1 to fix path traversal vulnerability in PackageIndex.download
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Pull Request Overview
This PR upgrades setuptools to version 78.1.1 to address a path traversal vulnerability in PackageIndex.download and ensures compatibility with newer Python versions.
- Adds explicit setuptools dependency with minimum version 78.1.1 to mitigate security vulnerability
- Updates minimum Python version requirement from 3.8 to 3.9
- Addresses potential arbitrary file write risks during package downloads
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This PR upgrades the setuptools dependency to version 78.1.1, which includes a fix for a known path traversal vulnerability.
The issue stemmed from unsafe handling of URLs in PackageIndex.download, allowing an attacker to write arbitrary files via crafted URLs.
Impact:
The vulnerability could potentially allow arbitrary file writes during package downloads, especially in scenarios using deprecated mechanisms like easy_install.
Fix:
setuptools>=78.1.1 introduces proper sanitization for filenames derived from URLs, mitigating the risk.
Note:
This change also ensures compatibility with poetry and avoids dependency resolution failures triggered by older versions of setuptools.
Related issue:
Dependabot #172