CVE-2014-4511
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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 82.7%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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/.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 82.73% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 30 June 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gitlist/gitlist
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 82.7% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://hatriot.github.io/blog/2014/06/29/gitlist-rce/Exploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127281/Gitlist-0.4.0-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127364/Gitlist-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33929Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33990Exploit
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitlist/Hw_KdZfA4js
- http://hatriot.github.io/blog/2014/06/29/gitlist-rce/Exploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127281/Gitlist-0.4.0-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127364/Gitlist-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33929Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33990Exploit
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitlist/Hw_KdZfA4js
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.