# CVE-2023-28627: OS Command Injection via GIT_PATH in pymedusa

> An attacker with web interface access can inject arbitrary OS commands via the git path setting, leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 19 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6589-x6f5-cgg9

## What is CVE-2023-28627?

CVE-2023-28627 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in pymedusa Medusa, published on 27 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

pymedusa is an automatic video library manager for TV Shows. In versions prior 1.0.12 an attacker with access to the web interface can update the git executable path in /config/general/ > advanced settings with arbitrary OS commands. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to take execute arbitrary OS commands as the user running the pymedusa program. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28627?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pymedusa Medusa.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28627?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28627 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28627 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-28627 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in pymedusa Medusa

- [CVE-2023-50258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50258/): Blind SSRF in `/home/testdiscord` endpoint (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-50259](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50259/): Blind SSRF in /home/testslack endpoint (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28627 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28627 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in pymedusa Medusa, published on 27 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-28627 exists.

Affected product: pymedusa Medusa. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28627/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28627/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28627
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28627
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28627

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28627/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.