CVE-2014-5023

Gitter/Gitlist <Repository.php - Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-5023. PoCs published by drone.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in Gitlist <= 0.4.0 by crafting a malicious URL path that executes arbitrary commands via the `blame` functionality. The payload is base64-encoded and written to a PHP file in the cache directory, enabling remote code execution.

Description

Repository.php in Gitter, as used in Gitlist, allows remote attackers with commit privileges to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a branch name, as demonstrated by a "git checkout -b" command.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by drone · pythonremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33929

This exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in Gitlist <= 0.4.0 by crafting a malicious URL path that executes arbitrary commands via the `blame` functionality. The payload is base64-encoded and written to a PHP file in the cache directory, enabling remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Gitlist <= 0.4.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the Gitlist web interface · Write permissions to the cache directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

EPSS 0.0336
EPSS Percentile 87.1%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
gitlist/gitlist
Published Jul 22, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026