CVE-2018-20236 Command injection in Sourcetree for Windows
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on a victim's system by sending a malicious URI to Sourcetree for Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-20236?
CVE-2018-20236 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Atlassian Sourcetree for Windows, published on 8 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
There was an command injection vulnerability in Sourcetree for Windows from version 0.5a before version 3.0.10 via URI handling. A remote attacker could send a malicious URI to a victim using Sourcetree for Windows to exploit this issue to gain code execution on the system.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20236?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Atlassian Sourcetree.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20236?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20236 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-2018-20236 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20236 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Sourcetree for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-52v2-8xvg-r55r.