HIGH
Gitlist before 0.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the file name in the URI of a request for a (1) blame, (2) file, or (3) stats page, as demonstrated by requests to blame/master/, master/, and stats/master/
Published Jul 22, 2014
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 82.73%
Description
Gitlist before 0.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the file name in the URI of a request for a (1) blame, (2) file, or (3) stats page, as demonstrated by requests to blame/master/, master/, and stats/master/.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
82.73% 0.82730
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.82730
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 82.73% (0.82730) | 99.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 82.73% (0.82730) | 99.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 14, 2026 | 86.62% (0.86623) | 99.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 19, 2025 | 84.13% (0.84126) | 99.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 81.30% (0.81304) | 99.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 83.22% (0.83224) | 99.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 81.30% (0.81304) | 99.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 83.64% (0.83640) | 99.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 95.72% (0.95717) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.91% (0.96911) | 99.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 96.40% (0.96400) | 99.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 96.49% (0.96489) | 99.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 96.81% (0.96812) | 99.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 96.88% (0.96877) | 99.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2024 | 96.97% (0.96967) | 99.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | 97.02% (0.97021) | 99.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.95% (0.96950) | 99.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 44.92% (0.44919) | 98.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 44.92% (0.44919) | 97.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://hatriot.github.io/blog/2014/06/29/gitlist-rce/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127281/Gitlist-0.4.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127364/Gitlist-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33929 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33990 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitlist/Hw_KdZfA4js x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hatriot.github.io/blog/2014/06/29/gitlist-rce/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127281/Gitlist-0.4.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127364/Gitlist-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33929 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33990 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitlist/Hw_KdZfA4js | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 22, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 22, 2014
Link CVE-2014-4511
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a