CVE-2018-1000533 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code as the PHP user by sending a crafted POST request to the search form in GitList.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-1000533?

CVE-2018-1000533 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

klaussilveira GitList version <= 0.6 contains a Passing incorrectly sanitized input to system function vulnerability in `searchTree` function that can result in Execute any code as PHP user. This attack appear to be exploitable via Send POST request using search form. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.7 after commit 87b8c26b023c3fc37f0796b14bb13710f397b322.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000533?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gitlist Gitlist.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1000533?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1000533 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-2018-1000533 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-1000533 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-24jr-8pxp-69pm.

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