GitPython blind local file inclusion (gitpython-developers GitPython)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.09 % · percentile 65 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. In order to resolve some git references, GitPython reads files from the `.git` directory, in some places the name of the file being read is provided by the user, GitPython doesn't check if this file is located outside the `.git` directory. This allows an attacker to make GitPython read any file from the system. This vulnerability is present in https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/blob/1c8310d7cae144f74a671cbe17e51f63a830adbf/git/refs/symbolic.py#L174-L175. That code joins the base directory with a user given string without checking if the final path is located outside the base directory. This vulnerability cannot be used to read the contents of files but could in theory be used to trigger a denial of service for the program. This issue has been addressed in version 3.1.37.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-22 — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-cwvm-v4w8-q58c
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1672
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/74e55ee4544867e1bd976b7df5a45869ee397b0b
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/e98f57b81f792f0f5e18d33ee658ae395f9aa3c4
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/blob/1c8310d7cae144f74a671cbe17e51f63a830adbf/git/refs/symbolic.py#L174-L175
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.37
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gitpython/PYSEC-2023-165.yaml
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00036.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00030.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-cwvm-v4w8-q58c — GitPython blind local file inclusion
- PYSEC-2023-165 — GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. In order to resolve some git references, GitPython reads files from the `.git` directory,
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-0087
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-41040
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*≤ 3.1.34
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| gitpython-developers · GitPython | affected < 3.1.37 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |