Gitlist before 0.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell…
Priority HIGH 74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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
Gitlist before 0.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the file name in the URI of a request for a (1) blame, (2) file, or (3) stats page, as demonstrated by requests to blame/master/, master/, and stats/master/.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.8273 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 5 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlist:gitlist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.4.0 | Vulnerable | Gitlist |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlist:gitlist:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1 | Vulnerable | Gitlist |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlist:gitlist:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | Gitlist |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlist:gitlist:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3 | Vulnerable | Gitlist |
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlist:gitlist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.4.0 Vulnerable ·Gitlist
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlist:gitlist:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Gitlist
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlist:gitlist:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Gitlist
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlist:gitlist:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·Gitlist
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4511
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h65f-vhwc-qv3f
References
Exploit 5
More Gitlist vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15931 klaussilveira GitList version <= 0.6 contains a Passing incorrectly sanitized input to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-06056 Gitlist allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name to Source/. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-04125 Repository.php in Gitter, as used in Gitlist, allows remote attackers with commit… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2014-4511 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-4511 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h65f-vhwc-qv3f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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