CVE-2023-40590

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.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor - Product () https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor - Product
References () https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4 - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory () https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4 - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

05 Sep 2023, 20:55

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Gitpython Project gitpython
Gitpython Project
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8
References (MISC) https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4 - (MISC) https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4 - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor - (MISC) https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor - Product

28 Aug 2023, 19:28

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-08-28 18:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 08:19


NVD link : CVE-2023-40590

Mitre link : CVE-2023-40590

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-40590


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Products Affected

gitpython_project

  • gitpython
CWE
CWE-426

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