Description (CNA)
libgit2 versions before 1.8.7 and 1.9.0 before 1.9.7 built with the libssh2 SSH backend (USE_SSH=libssh2) contain a shell command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on an SSH server by supplying a repository path containing unescaped shell metacharacters such as single quotes, semicolons, or pipes. The gen_proto() function in ssh_libssh2.c inserts the repository path directly into a shell command string without escaping special characters before passing it to libssh2_channel_exec(), enabling an attacker to craft a malicious submodule URL in a .gitmodules file that, when processed during a recursive clone, causes the remote server's shell to interpret injected commands under the victim's SSH user account.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| libgit2 / libgit2 | affected 0 before 1.8.7; affected 1.9.0 before 1.9.7 |
CWE
CWE-78
References
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/security/advisories/GHSA-xqj4-2j5v-rr75
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libgit2-shell-command-injection-via-ssh-libssh2-backend
ADP enrichment
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