High severity · published Mar 20, 2017
CVE-2014-9938
contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh in Git before 1.9.3 does not sanitize branch names in the PS1 variable, allowing a malicious repository to cause code execution
8.8
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh in Git before 1.9.3 does not sanitize branch names in the PS1 variable, allowing a malicious repository to cause code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
Git · Git-scm
before 1.9.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9938
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9938
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004
Patch
https://github.com/git/git/commit/8976500cbbb13270398d3b3e07a17b8cc7bff43f
Exploit
https://github.com/njhartwell/pw3nage
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