Path Traversal in Git
CVE-2024-32465
Git is a revision control system. The Git project recommends to avoid working in untrusted repositories, and instead to clone it first with `git clone --no-local` to obtain a clean copy. Git has specific protections to make that a safe operation even with an untrusted source repository, but vulnerabilities allow those protections to be bypassed. In the context of cloning local repositories owned by other users, this vulnerability has been covered in CVE-2024-32004. But there are circumstances where the fixes for CVE-2024-32004 are not enough: For example, when obtaining a `.zip` file containing a full copy of a Git repository, it should not be trusted by default to be safe, as e.g. hooks could be configured to run within the context of that repository. The problem has been patched in versions 2.45.1, 2.44.1, 2.43.4, 2.42.2, 2.41.1, 2.40.2, and 2.39.4. As a workaround, avoid using Git in repositories that have been obtained via archives from untrusted sources.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.009 (56.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Git — versions = 2.45.0, = 2.44.0, >= 2.43.0, < 2.43.4
- Git-scm Git — versions 2.41.0, 2.44.0, 2.45.0
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 40
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Technical Description, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Technical Description, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-32465?
- CVE-2024-32465 is a high-severity vulnerability in Git, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-05-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-32465?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-32465 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.