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TI-2013-03939 Aliases CVE-2013-4490GHSA-9hhr-gwc7-jcvh

The SSH key upload feature (lib/gitlab_keys.rb) in gitlab-shell before 1.7.3, as used in…

Priority MEDIUM 57Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The SSH key upload feature (lib/gitlab_keys.rb) in gitlab-shell before 1.7.3, as used in GitLab 5.0 before 5.4.1 and 6.x before 6.2.3, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the public key.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.42139 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 21

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.1VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.1 Vulnerable ·GitLab
Show 11 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.7.2VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-shell:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4490
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9hhr-gwc7-jcvh

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources

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