Description
contrib/hook-scripts/svn-keyword-check.pl in Subversion before 1.6.23 allows remote authenticated users with commit permissions to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | subversion | 1.7.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | subversion | 1.7.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | subversion | 1.7.5-1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | subversion | 1.9.5-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10538-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Subversion 1.6.6/1.6.12 - Code Execution EDB-40507 · remote · Oct 12, 2016
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10538-1 libsvn_auth_gnome_keyring-1-0-1.9.5-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- [subversion-announce] 20130531 Subversion 1.6.23 released mailing-list
- [subversion-announce] 20130531 Apache Subversion 1.7.10 released mailing-list
- https://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2013-2088-advisory.txt
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18772 vdb-entry signature
- 40507 exploit
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1139 vendor-advisory