CVE-2018-20234

Description

There was an argument injection vulnerability in Atlassian Sourcetree for macOS from version 1.2 before version 3.1.1 via filenames in Mercurial repositories. A remote attacker with permission to commit to a Mercurial repository linked in Sourcetree for macOS is able to exploit this issue to gain code execution on the system.

References

Link	Tags
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREE-6391	issue tracking vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107414	vdb entry
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30	mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20234?: CVE-2018-20234 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20234?: To fix CVE-2018-20234, 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-2018-20234 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-20234 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-20234?: CVE-2018-20234 affects Atlassian Sourcetree for macOS.

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Description

Category

CWE-88 – Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

References

Frequently Asked Questions