CVE-2022-25648

Public Exploit
Command Injection

Description

The package git before 1.11.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection via git argument injection. When calling the fetch(remote = 'origin', opts = {}) function, the remote parameter is passed to the git fetch subcommand in a way that additional flags can be set. The additional flags can be used to perform a command injection.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.17% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a git
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-GIT-2421270 exploit third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ruby-git/ruby-git/releases/tag/v1.11.0 release notes
https://github.com/ruby-git/ruby-git/pull/569 issue tracking patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWNJA7WPE67LJ3DJMWZ2TADHCZKWMY55/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PTJUF6SFPL4ZVSJQHGQ36KFPFO5DQVYZ/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q2V3HOFU4ZVTQZHAVAVL3EX2KU53SP7R/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00043.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-25648?
CVE-2022-25648 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-25648?
To fix CVE-2022-25648, 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-2022-25648 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-25648 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-25648?
CVE-2022-25648 affects n/a git.
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