CVE-2014-9489 gollum and gollum-lib allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code
Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code via command injection in gollum wiki libraries when specific strings are present.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9489?
CVE-2014-9489 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The gollum-grit_adapter Ruby gem dependency in gollum before 3.1.1 and the gollum-lib gem dependency in gollum-lib before 4.0.1 when the string "master" is in any of the wiki documents, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the -O or --open-files-in-pager flags.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9489?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including gollum and gollum-lib. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gollum RubyGems | All versions | 3.1.1 |
gollum RubyGems | All versions | 3.1.1 |
gollum-lib RubyGems | All versions | 4.0.1 |
gollum-lib RubyGems | All versions | 4.0.1 |
Products include Gollum Project Gollum, Gollum Project Gollum-Lib, Gollum Project Grit Adapter.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9489?
Upgrade gollum to 3.1.1 or later.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2014-9489 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9489 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q97v-764g-r2rp.