SB2023031477 - Link following in Microsoft mingit
Published: March 14, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023031477
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23946)
CWE-ID: CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to application allows to overwrite files outside the working tree via the "git apply" command. A remote attacker can trick the victim to run the affected command against a malicious or compromised repository and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.