Is CVE-2014-5023 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-5023 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-5023?

CVE-2014-5023 has a CVSS score of 6.8 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2014-5023?

Patch guidance is available from gitlist security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-5023.

CVE-2014-5023 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GITLIST
Published: 7/22/2014
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2014-5023

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