Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in fish-shell - CVE-2022-20001

 

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in fish-shell - CVE-2022-20001

Published: March 18, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61467
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20001
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the "fish_git_prompt" function. A remote attacker can trick a victim to navigate a specially crafted GIT repository and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

fish-shell
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
openEuler
Fedora
fish (Debian package)
fish
fish-debugsource
fish-debuginfo
app-shells/fish

How to mitigate CVE-2022-20001

Install updates from vendor's website.

fish-shell - update to 3.4.0
fish (Debian package) - update to 3.1.2-3+deb11u1
fish - update to 3.3.1-2
fish-debugsource - update to 3.3.1-2
fish-debuginfo - update to 3.3.1-2
app-shells/fish - update to 3.4.0
fish - addressed in versions 3.4.1-1.fc35, 3.4.1-1.fc36

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