What is CVE-2023-49569?

CVE-2023-49569 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Go-git, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-49569?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Go-git

CVE-2023-49569

A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in go-git versions prior to v5.11. This vulnerability allows an attacker to create and amend files across the filesystem. In the worse case scenario, remote code execution could be achieved. A…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.015 (71.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve-requests@bitdefender.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49569?: CVE-2023-49569 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Go-git, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-49569?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.