CVE-2017-8768

Description

Atlassian SourceTree v2.5c and prior are affected by a command injection in the handling of the sourcetree:// scheme. It will lead to arbitrary OS command execution with a URL substring of sourcetree://cloneRepo/ext:: or sourcetree://checkoutRef/ext:: followed by the command. The Atlassian ID number is SRCTREE-4632.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.53% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory youtube.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98329 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ1_Ht-0Bdo third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/03/5 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/May/10 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8768?
CVE-2017-8768 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-8768?
To fix CVE-2017-8768, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-8768 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-8768 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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