CVE-2023-23946

CWE-22 — Path Traversal8 documents7 sources
Severity
7.5HIGH
EPSS
1.7%
top 17.86%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
GIT GITGit-scm GIT
Timeline
PublishedFeb 14
Latest updateMar 14

Description

Git, a revision control system, is vulnerable to path traversal prior to versions 2.39.2, 2.38.4, 2.37.6, 2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8. By feeding a crafted input to `git apply`, a path outside the working tree can be overwritten as the user who is running `git apply`. A fix has been prepared and will appear in v2.39.2, v2.38.4, v2.37.6, v2.36.5, v2.35.7, v2.34.7, v2.33.7, v2.32.6, v2.31.7, and v2.30.8. As a workaround, use `git apply --stat` to inspect a patch befo…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.5 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5git/git< 2.30.8+9
▶NVDgit-scm/git2.31.0 — 2.31.7+9
▶Debiangit< 1:2.30.2-1+deb11u2+3
▶Ubuntugit< 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.16+3

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
Git's `git apply` overwriting paths outside the working tree↗2023-02-14
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OSV
git vulnerabilities↗2023-02-14
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OSV
CVE-2023-23946: Git, a revision control system, is vulnerable to path traversal prior to versions 2↗2023-02-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Microsoft
GitHub: CVE-2023-23946 mingit Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2023-03-14
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Ubuntu
Git vulnerabilities↗2023-02-14
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Red Hat
git: git apply: a path outside the working tree can be overwritten with crafted input↗2023-02-14
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Debian
CVE-2023-23946: git - Git, a revision control system, is vulnerable to path traversal prior to version...↗2023
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