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ruby-git has potential remote code execution vulnerability

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jan 9, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

bundler git (RubyGems)

Affected versions

>= 1.2.0, < 1.13.0

Patched versions

1.13.0

Description

The git gem, between versions 1.2.0 and 1.12.0, incorrectly parsed the output of the git ls-files command using eval() to unescape quoted file names. If a file name was added to the git repository contained special characters, such as \n, then the git ls-files command would print the file name in quotes and escape any special characters. If the Git#ls_files method encountered a quoted file name it would use eval() to unquote and unescape any special characters, leading to potential remote code execution. Version 1.13.0 of the git gem was released which correctly parses any quoted file names.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jan 9, 2023
Reviewed Jan 9, 2023
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 17, 2023
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.202%
(59th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2022-46648

GHSA ID

GHSA-pfpr-3463-c6jh

Source code

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