CVE-2023-40590

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-40590", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2023-08-16T18:24:02.392Z", "datePublished": "2023-08-28T17:24:09.965Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-10-02T14:04:39.463Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "Untrusted search path on Windows systems leading to arbitrary code execution", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-426", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path", "type": "CWE"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}}], "references": [{"name": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4"}, {"name": "https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "gitpython-developers", "product": "GitPython", "versions": [{"version": "<= 3.1.32", "status": "affected"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2023-08-28T17:24:09.965Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": " GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. When resolving a program, Python/Windows look for the current working directory, and after that the PATH environment. GitPython defaults to use the `git` command, if a user runs GitPython from a repo has a `git.exe` or `git` executable, that program will be run instead of the one in the user's `PATH`. This is more of a problem on how Python interacts with Windows systems, Linux and any other OS aren't affected by this. But probably people using GitPython usually run it from the CWD of a repo. An attacker can trick a user to download a repository with a malicious `git` executable, if the user runs/imports GitPython from that directory, it allows the attacker to run any arbitrary commands. There is no fix currently available for windows users, however there are a few mitigations. 1: Default to an absolute path for the git program on Windows, like `C:\\\\Program Files\\\\Git\\\\cmd\\\\git.EXE` (default git path installation). 2: Require users to set the `GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE` environment variable on Windows systems. 3: Make this problem prominent in the documentation and advise users to never run GitPython from an untrusted repo, or set the `GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE` env var to an absolute path. 4: Resolve the executable manually by only looking into the `PATH` environment variable."}], "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T18:38:50.996Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4"}, {"name": "https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor"}]}, {"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2024-10-02T14:04:30.245441Z", "id": "CVE-2023-40590", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2024-10-02T14:04:39.463Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4", "name": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor", "name": "https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T18:38:50.996Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2023-40590", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2024-10-02T14:04:30.245441Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2024-10-02T14:04:35.620Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "Untrusted search path on Windows systems leading to arbitrary code execution", "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}, "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.8, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}}], "affected": [{"vendor": "gitpython-developers", "product": "GitPython", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "<= 3.1.32"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4", "name": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"]}, {"url": "https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor", "name": "https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": " GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. When resolving a program, Python/Windows look for the current working directory, and after that the PATH environment. GitPython defaults to use the `git` command, if a user runs GitPython from a repo has a `git.exe` or `git` executable, that program will be run instead of the one in the user's `PATH`. This is more of a problem on how Python interacts with Windows systems, Linux and any other OS aren't affected by this. But probably people using GitPython usually run it from the CWD of a repo. An attacker can trick a user to download a repository with a malicious `git` executable, if the user runs/imports GitPython from that directory, it allows the attacker to run any arbitrary commands. There is no fix currently available for windows users, however there are a few mitigations. 1: Default to an absolute path for the git program on Windows, like `C:\\\\Program Files\\\\Git\\\\cmd\\\\git.EXE` (default git path installation). 2: Require users to set the `GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE` environment variable on Windows systems. 3: Make this problem prominent in the documentation and advise users to never run GitPython from an untrusted repo, or set the `GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE` env var to an absolute path. 4: Resolve the executable manually by only looking into the `PATH` environment variable."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-426", "description": "CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2023-08-28T17:24:09.965Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-40590", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2024-10-02T14:04:39.463Z", "dateReserved": "2023-08-16T18:24:02.392Z", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "datePublished": "2023-08-28T17:24:09.965Z", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "GitPython", "vendor": "gitpython-developers", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "<= 3.1.32"}]}], "source": "security-advisories@github.com"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "52C4B3BC-2D9E-46F5-A4ED-CBD40BC9E105", "versionEndIncluding": "3.1.32", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": " GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. When resolving a program, Python/Windows look for the current working directory, and after that the PATH environment. GitPython defaults to use the `git` command, if a user runs GitPython from a repo has a `git.exe` or `git` executable, that program will be run instead of the one in the user's `PATH`. This is more of a problem on how Python interacts with Windows systems, Linux and any other OS aren't affected by this. But probably people using GitPython usually run it from the CWD of a repo. An attacker can trick a user to download a repository with a malicious `git` executable, if the user runs/imports GitPython from that directory, it allows the attacker to run any arbitrary commands. There is no fix currently available for windows users, however there are a few mitigations. 1: Default to an absolute path for the git program on Windows, like `C:\\\\Program Files\\\\Git\\\\cmd\\\\git.EXE` (default git path installation). 2: Require users to set the `GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE` environment variable on Windows systems. 3: Make this problem prominent in the documentation and advise users to never run GitPython from an untrusted repo, or set the `GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE` env var to an absolute path. 4: Resolve the executable manually by only looking into the `PATH` environment variable."}], "id": "CVE-2023-40590", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:18:36.627", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "security-advisories@github.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2023-40590", "options": [{"exploitation": "poc"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2024-10-02T14:04:30.245441Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2023-08-28T18:15:08.937", "references": [{"source": "security-advisories@github.com", "tags": ["Product"], "url": "https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor"}, {"source": "security-advisories@github.com", "tags": ["Exploit", "Mitigation", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Product"], "url": "https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Mitigation", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security-advisories@github.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-426"}], "source": "security-advisories@github.com", "type": "Secondary"}]}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "gitpython: improper executable lookup on windows", "id": "2235871", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2235871"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "7.8", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-426", "details": ["GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. When resolving a program, Python/Windows look for the current working directory, and after that the PATH environment. GitPython defaults to use the `git` command, if a user runs GitPython from a repo has a `git.exe` or `git` executable, that program will be run instead of the one in the user's `PATH`. This is more of a problem on how Python interacts with Windows systems, Linux and any other OS aren't affected by this. But probably people using GitPython usually run it from the CWD of a repo. An attacker can trick a user to download a repository with a malicious `git` executable, if the user runs/imports GitPython from that directory, it allows the attacker to run any arbitrary commands. There is no fix currently available for windows users, however there are a few mitigations. 1: Default to an absolute path for the git program on Windows, like `C:\\\\Program Files\\\\Git\\\\cmd\\\\git.EXE` (default git path installation). 2: Require users to set the `GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE` environment variable on Windows systems. 3: Make this problem prominent in the documentation and advise users to never run GitPython from an untrusted repo, or set the `GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE` env var to an absolute path. 4: Resolve the executable manually by only looking into the `PATH` environment variable.", "A flaw was found in Python/Windows. When resolving a program, it looks for the current working directory followed by the PATH environment. GitPython defaults to use the git command if a user runs GitPython from a repo, has a git.exe, or git executable, that program will run instead of the one in the user's PATH."], "name": "CVE-2023-40590", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "automation-controller", "product_name": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python3x-gitpython", "product_name": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python-gitdb", "product_name": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python-gitpython", "product_name": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python-smmap", "product_name": "Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:certifications:1::el7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "redhat-certification", "product_name": "Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:certifications:1::el8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "redhat-certification", "product_name": "Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:certifications:1::el9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "redhat-certification", "product_name": "Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:16.1", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "GitPython", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:16.1", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python-gitdb", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:16.1", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python-smmap", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:16.2", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "GitPython", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:16.2", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python-gitdb", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:16.2", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python-smmap", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:17.0", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "GitPython", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.0"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:17.0", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python-gitdb", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.0"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:17.0", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python-smmap", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.0"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:17.1", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "GitPython", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:17.1", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python-gitdb", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:17.1", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python-smmap", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python-gitdb", "product_name": "Red Hat Satellite 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python-gitpython", "product_name": "Red Hat Satellite 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python-smmap", "product_name": "Red Hat Satellite 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "satellite-capsule:el8/python-gitdb", "product_name": "Red Hat Satellite 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "satellite-capsule:el8/python-gitpython", "product_name": "Red Hat Satellite 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "satellite-capsule:el8/python-smmap", "product_name": "Red Hat Satellite 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "satellite:el8/python-gitdb", "product_name": "Red Hat Satellite 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "satellite:el8/python-gitpython", "product_name": "Red Hat Satellite 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "satellite:el8/python-smmap", "product_name": "Red Hat Satellite 6"}], "public_date": "2023-08-28T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40590\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40590\nhttps://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor\nhttps://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4"], "statement": "This flaw only affects how python finds executables on windows , therefore, does not affect Linux.", "threat_severity": "Important"}

{}