CVE-2014-4511

critical

Description

Gitlist before 0.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the file name in the URI of a request for a (1) blame, (2) file, or (3) stats page, as demonstrated by requests to blame/master/, master/, and stats/master/.

References

https://github.com/michaelsss1/gitlist-RCE

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitlist/Hw_KdZfA4js

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2014-4438

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33990

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33929

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127364/Gitlist-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127281/Gitlist-0.4.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html

http://hatriot.github.io/blog/2014/06/29/gitlist-rce/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-07-22

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.8273