Command Injection/Argument Injection in GoCD
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
GoCD is a continuous delivery server. In GoCD versions prior to 22.1.0, it is possible for existing authenticated users who have permissions to edit or create pipeline materials or pipeline configuration repositories to get remote code execution capability on the GoCD server via configuring a malicious branch name which abuses Mercurial hooks/aliases to exploit a command injection weakness. An attacker would require access to an account with existing GoCD administration permissions to either create/edit (`hg`-based) configuration repositories; create/edit pipelines and their (`hg`-based) materials; or, where "pipelines-as-code" configuration repositories are used, to commit malicious configuration to such an external repository which will be automatically parsed into a pipeline configuration and (`hg`) material definition by the GoCD server. This issue is fixed in GoCD 22.1.0. As a workaround, users who do not use/rely upon Mercurial materials can uninstall/remove the `hg`/Mercurial binary from the underlying GoCD Server operating system or Docker image.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA gocd (gocd) Fixed in 22.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-29184
References
More Gocd vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-19282 An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-19285 An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-20193 Adding a new pipeline in GoCD server version 21.3.0 has a functionality that could be… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-18687 Compromised agents may be able to execute remote code on GoCD Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-37281 GoCD vulnerable to admin privilege escalation by a malicious internal/existing authenticated user CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2021-19281 An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
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