CVE-2023-49569

CVSS 3.1 Score 9.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Jan 12, 2024
Updated: Jan 22, 2024
CWE ID 22

Summary

CVE-2023-49569 is a newly discovered path traversal vulnerability affecting go-git versions prior to v5.11. This issue allows attackers to create and manipulate files beyond intended boundaries, with potential for remote code execution in the worst-case scenario. The vulnerability comes into play when applications utilize the default ChrootOS file system provided by go-git, but it does not affect applications using BoundOS or in-memory filesystems. This is an isolated go-git implementation issue unrelated to the upstream git cli.

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