#VU102873 Input validation error in git-lfs - CVE-2024-53263
Published: January 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102873
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53263
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
git-lfs
git-lfs
Software vendor:
Git LFS
Git LFS
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of CR/LF characters in URLs. When Git LFS requests credentials from Git for a remote host, it passes portions of the host's URL to the git-credential(1) command without checking for embedded line-ending control characters, and then sends any credentials it receives back from the Git credential helper to the remote host A remote attacker can pass specially crafted URL to the application and obtain credentials.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.