OS Command Injection in Sourcegraph - CVE-2022-41942
Published: November 22, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69504
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41942
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation on the host parameter of the /list-gitolite endpoint. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to gitserver and execute arbitrary OS commands inside the container.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Sourcegraph
How to mitigate CVE-2022-41942
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sourcegraph - update to 4.1.0