OS Command Injection in git-diff-apply - CVE-2019-10776
Published: January 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24212
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10776
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Kelly Selden
Affected software:
git-diff-apply
git-diff-apply
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the "index.js" file due to the "run" command executes the git command with a user controlled variable called remoteUrl.. A remote unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10776
Install updates from vendor's website.