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simple-git vulnerable to Remote Code Execution when enabling the ext transport protocol

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Dec 6, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Aug 17, 2023

Package

npm simple-git (npm)

Affected versions

< 3.15.0

Patched versions

3.15.0

Description

The package simple-git before 3.15.0 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) when enabling the ext transport protocol, which makes it exploitable via clone() method. This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix of CVE-2022-24066.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 6, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 6, 2022
Reviewed Dec 7, 2022
Last updated Aug 17, 2023

Severity

High
8.1
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2022-25912

GHSA ID

GHSA-9p95-fxvg-qgq2

Source code

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