Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2013-4490
The SSH key upload feature (lib/gitlab_keys.rb) in gitlab-shell before 1.7.3, as used in GitLab 5.0 before 5.4.1 and 6.x before 6.2.3, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the public key.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.421 (98.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.421 · newest: 0.421 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.1.0
- GitLab Gitlab-Shell — versions 1.0.4, 1.1.0, 1.2.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.gitlab.com/2013/11/04/gitlab-ce-6-2-and-5-4-security-release/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-4490?
- CVE-2013-4490 is a vulnerability in GitLab. Published 2014-05-13.
- Is CVE-2013-4490 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.