CVE-2014-4511 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 82.7% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Gitlist before 0.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the file name in the URI of a request for a (1) blame, (2) file, or (3) stats page, as demonstrated by requests to blame/master/, master/, and stats/master/.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 82.73% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-07-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gitlist | gitlist |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Gitlist - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2014-07-07 |
| exploit-db | Gitlist 0.4.0 - Remote Code Execution | 2014-06-30 |
References
- http://hatriot.github.io/blog/2014/06/29/gitlist-rce/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127281/Gitlist-0.4.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127364/Gitlist-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33929
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33990
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitlist/Hw_KdZfA4js
- http://hatriot.github.io/blog/2014/06/29/gitlist-rce/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127281/Gitlist-0.4.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127364/Gitlist-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33929
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33990
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitlist/Hw_KdZfA4js
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