GIT gitweb git_search Shell Metacharacter Arbitrary Command Execution
high Nessus Plugin ID 53336
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a CGI script that can be abused to execute arbitrary commands.Description
The version of gitweb, a web-enabled interface to the open source distributed version control system Git, hosted on the remote web server fails to sanitize user-supplied input to the 'gitweb.cgi' script of shell metacharacters before passing it to a shell.An unauthenticated, remote attacker can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary commands subject to the privileges under which the web server operates.
Solution
Upgrade to version 1.5.6 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 53336
File Name: gitweb_git_search_cmd_exec.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 4/8/2011
Updated: 1/19/2021
Dependencies: http_version.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:git:git
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/5/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-5516
BID: 33355