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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2014-5023 EUVD-2014-4922GHSA-9396-ff9c-8x87

Repository.php in Gitter, as used in Gitlist, allows remote attackers with commit privileges to execute arbitrary commands via shell metach…

Published Jul 22, 2014 · Updated Sep 17, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Repository.php in Gitter, as used in Gitlist, allows remote attackers with commit privileges to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a branch name, as demonstrated by a "git checkout -b" command.

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

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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