CVE-2022-24433

CRITICAL
Published Mar 11, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Mar 11, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The package simple-git before 3.3.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection via argument injection. When calling the .fetch(remote, branch, handlerFn) function, both the remote and branch parameters are passed to the git fetch subcommand. By injecting some git options it was possible to get arbitrary command execution.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-88

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
simple-git_projectsimple-git* <3.3.0

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/pull/767
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/releases/tag/simple-git%403.3.0
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-2421245
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SIMPLEGIT-2421199
    PatchThird Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/pull/767
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/releases/tag/simple-git%403.3.0
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-2421245
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SIMPLEGIT-2421199
    PatchThird Party Advisory