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SCA: security update for GitPython (GHSA-hcpj-qp55-gfph)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 415645

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - All versions of package gitpython are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to improper user input
 validation, which makes it possible to inject a maliciously crafted remote URL into the clone command.
 Exploiting this vulnerability is possible because the library makes external calls to git without
 sufficient sanitization of input arguments. (CVE-2022-24439)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hcpj-qp55-gfph

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 415645

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 97.07

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-24439

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.2

Threat Score: 8.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/6/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/6/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-24439