GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-w67g-6gjv-c599 Powerline Gitstatus vulnerable to arbitrary code execution

HIGH Published 2022-10-13 Modified 2023-01-20 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2022-42906
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
powerline-gitstatus
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-77, CWE-94
Reviewed
2022-10-13

Affected packages

• PyPI powerline-gitstatus: < 1.3.2 → fixed in 1.3.2

Description

powerline-gitstatus (aka Powerline Gitstatus) before 1.3.2 allows arbitrary code execution. git repositories can contain per-repository configuration that changes the behavior of git, including running arbitrary commands. When using powerline-gitstatus, changing to a directory automatically runs git commands in order to display information about the current repository in the prompt. If an attacker can convince a user to change their current directory to one controlled by the attacker, such as in a shared filesystem or extracted archive, powerline-gitstatus will run arbitrary commands under the attacker's control. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2022-20001.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2022-42906 powerline-gitstatus (aka Powerline Gitstatus) before 1.3.2 allows arbitrary code execution. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness

References