CVE-2017-14593 Command injection in Sourcetree for Windows

High 8.8 Published 26 Jan 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

An attacker with repository commit access can execute arbitrary code on the victim's system via command injection in Sourcetree for Windows.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-14593?

CVE-2017-14593 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Atlassian Sourcetree for Windows, published on 26 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Sourcetree for Windows had several argument and command injection bugs in Mercurial and Git repository handling. An attacker with permission to commit to a repository linked in Sourcetree for Windows is able to exploit this issue to gain code execution on the system. From version 0.8.4b of Sourcetree for Windows, this vulnerability can be triggered from a webpage through the use of the Sourcetree URI handler. Versions of Sourcetree for Windows starting with 0.5.1.0 before version 2.4.7.0 are affected by this vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14593?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Atlassian Sourcetree.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14593?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14593 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2017-14593 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14593 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2h25-2cpj-6h2c.