CVE-2018-17456
CRITICALMalicious Git HTTP Server For CVE-2018-17456
Title source: metasploitDescription
Git before 2.14.5, 2.15.x before 2.15.3, 2.16.x before 2.16.5, 2.17.x before 2.17.2, 2.18.x before 2.18.1, and 2.19.x before 2.19.1 allows remote code execution during processing of a recursive "git clone" of a superproject if a .gitmodules file has a URL field beginning with a '-' character.
Exploits (9)
metasploit
WORKING POC
EXCELLENT
rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/git_submodule_url_exec.rb
References (18)
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.6623
EPSS Percentile
98.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-88
Status
published
Affected Products (19)
git-scm/git
< 2.14.5
redhat/ansible_tower
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_tus
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation
... and 4 more
Timeline
Published
Oct 06, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026