What is CVE-2023-49568?

CVE-2023-49568 is a high-severity vulnerability in Go-git, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-49568?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-49568 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Go-git

CVE-2023-49568

A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in go-git versions prior to v5.11. This vulnerability allows an attacker to perform denial of service attacks by providing specially crafted responses from a Git server which triggers…

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

EPSS: 0.007 (48.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Go-git — versions 5.11.0
Go-git_project Go-git

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Jay2006sawant/go-security-renovate-demo

References

cve-requests@bitdefender.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49568?: CVE-2023-49568 is a high-severity vulnerability in Go-git, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-49568?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-49568 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.