CVE-2022-41953 (High) detected in gitv2.31.0, gitv2.30.2

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CVE-2022-41953 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - gitv2.31.0, gitv2.30.2

Vulnerability Details

Git GUI is a convenient graphical tool that comes with Git for Windows. Its target audience is users who are uncomfortable with using Git on the command-line. Git GUI has a function to clone repositories. Immediately after the local clone is available, Git GUI will automatically post-process it, among other things running a spell checker called aspell.exe if it was found. Git GUI is implemented as a Tcl/Tk script. Due to the unfortunate design of Tcl on Windows, the search path when looking for an executable always includes the current directory. Therefore, malicious repositories can ship with an aspell.exe in their top-level directory which is executed by Git GUI without giving the user a chance to inspect it first, i.e. running untrusted code. This issue has been addressed in version 2.39.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using Git GUI for cloning. If that is not a viable option, at least avoid cloning from untrusted sources.

Publish Date: 2023-01-17

URL: CVE-2022-41953

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-v4px-mx59-w99c

Release Date: 2023-01-17

Fix Resolution: v2.35.6.windows.1;v2.39.1.windows.1

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