CVE-2023-49569 Maliciously crafted Git server replies can lead to path traversal and RCE on go-git clients
A path traversal flaw in go-git allows attackers to write files outside the repository, potentially leading to remote code execution on affected clients.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-49569?
CVE-2023-49569 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in go-git, published on 12 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in go-git versions prior to v5.11. This vulnerability allows an attacker to create and amend files across the filesystem. In the worse case scenario, remote code execution could be achieved.
Applications are only affected if they are using the ChrootOS https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/osfs#ChrootOS , which is the default when using "Plain" versions of Open and Clone funcs (e.g. PlainClone). Applications using BoundOS https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/osfs#BoundOS or in-memory filesystems are not affected by this issue. This is a go-git implementation issue and does not affect the upstream git cli.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49569?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 and gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 Go | From 5.0.0 | 5.11.0 |
github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 Go | From 5.0.0 | 5.11.0 |
github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 Go | From 5.0.0 | 5.11.0 |
gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4 Go | From 4.0.0 to 4.13.1 | None |
gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4 Go | From 4.0.0 to 4.13.1 | None |
gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4 Go | From 4.7.1 | None |
Linux distribution packages (34)
ceph Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-base Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-base-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-common Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-common-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-debugsource Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-exporter-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-fuse Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-fuse-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-immutable-object-cache Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-immutable-object-cache-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-mds-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-mgr-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-mib Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-mon-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-osd-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-radosgw-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-resource-agents Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-selinux Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
ceph-test-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
cephfs-mirror-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
cephfs-top Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
libcephfs-devel Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
libcephfs2 Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
libcephfs2-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
libcephsqlite-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
librados-devel Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
librados-devel-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
librados2 Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
librados2-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
libradospp-devel Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
libradosstriper1 Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
libradosstriper1-debuginfo Red Hat:ceph_storage:6.1::el8 | All versions | 2:17.2.6-216.el8cp |
Products include Go-Git Project Go-Git.
How do I fix CVE-2023-49569?
Upgrade github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 to 5.11.0 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-49569 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49569 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in go-git
- CVE-2025-21613 go-git has an Argument Injection via the URL field
- CVE-2025-21614 go-git clients vulnerable to DoS via maliciously crafted Git server replies
- CVE-2023-49568 Maliciously crafted Git server replies can cause DoS on go-git clients
- CVE-2026-45022 go-git: Improper parsing of specially crafted objects may lead to inconsistent interpretation compared to upstream Git
- CVE-2026-45571 go-git: Crafted repositories may modify main and submodule .git directories
Sources
Also known as AZL-33891, AZL-35098, AZL-39592, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49569, GHSA-449p-3h89-pw88, GO-2024-2456 and 2 more.