Improper input validation in Smartmobilesoftware Gitstack

CVE-2018-5955

An issue was discovered in GitStack through 2.3.10. User controlled input is not sufficiently filtered, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to add a user to the server via the username and password fields to the rest/user/ URI.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.810 (99.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5955?
CVE-2018-5955 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Smartmobilesoftware Gitstack, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-5955?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-5955 known to be exploited?
21 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.