Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-20234 - Argument Injection or Modification vulnerability in Atlassian Sourcetree
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
There was an argument injection vulnerability in Atlassian Sourcetree for macOS from version 1.2 before version 3.1.1 via filenames in Mercurial repositories. A remote attacker with permission to commit to a Mercurial repository linked in Sourcetree for macOS is able to exploit this issue to gain code execution on the system.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Try All Common Application Switches and Options An attacker attempts to invoke all common switches and options in the target application for the purpose of discovering weaknesses in the target. For example, in some applications, adding a --debug switch causes debugging information to be displayed, which can sometimes reveal sensitive processing or configuration information to an attacker. This attack differs from other forms of API abuse in that the attacker is blindly attempting to invoke options in the hope that one of them will work rather than specifically targeting a known option. Nonetheless, even if the attacker is familiar with the published options of a targeted application this attack method may still be fruitful as it might discover unpublicized functionality.
- Using Meta-characters in E-mail Headers to Inject Malicious Payloads This type of attack involves an attacker leveraging meta-characters in email headers to inject improper behavior into email programs. Email software has become increasingly sophisticated and feature-rich. In addition, email applications are ubiquitous and connected directly to the Web making them ideal targets to launch and propagate attacks. As the user demand for new functionality in email applications grows, they become more like browsers with complex rendering and plug in routines. As more email functionality is included and abstracted from the user, this creates opportunities for attackers. Virtually all email applications do not list email header information by default, however the email header contains valuable attacker vectors for the attacker to exploit particularly if the behavior of the email client application is known. Meta-characters are hidden from the user, but can contain scripts, enumerations, probes, and other attacks against the user's system.
- HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP) An attacker overrides or adds HTTP GET/POST parameters by injecting query string delimiters. Via HPP it may be possible to override existing hardcoded HTTP parameters, modify the application behaviors, access and, potentially exploit, uncontrollable variables, and bypass input validation checkpoints and WAF rules.
- OS Command Injection In this type of an attack, an adversary injects operating system commands into existing application functions. An application that uses untrusted input to build command strings is vulnerable. An adversary can leverage OS command injection in an application to elevate privileges, execute arbitrary commands and compromise the underlying operating system.
Nessus
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id ATLASSIAN_SOURCETREE_3_1_1_MACOSX.NASL description The version of Atlassian SourceTree installed on the remote Windows host is version 1.2 prior to 3.1.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities. - An option injection vulnerability exists in the git submodule component. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this via the processing of a recursive git clone of a project with a specially crafted .gitmodules file, to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2018-17456) - An argument injection vulnerability exists in the Mercurial repository component. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this via filenames in the Mercurial repositories to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2018-20234, CVE-2018-20235) - A command injection vulnerability exists in the URI handling component. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this via sending a malicious URI to a victim to execution arbitrary commands. (CVE-2018-20236) Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 124411 published 2019-04-30 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/124411 title Atlassian SourceTree 1.2 < 3.1.1 Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(124411); script_version("1.3"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/05/17 9:44:17"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2018-17456", "CVE-2018-20234", "CVE-2018-20235", "CVE-2018-20236" ); script_bugtraq_id( 105523, 107401, 107407, 107414 ); script_name(english:"Atlassian SourceTree 1.2 < 3.1.1 Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities"); script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Atlassian SourceTree."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The version of Atlassian SourceTree installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of Atlassian SourceTree installed on the remote Windows host is version 1.2 prior to 3.1.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities. - An option injection vulnerability exists in the git submodule component. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this via the processing of a recursive git clone of a project with a specially crafted .gitmodules file, to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2018-17456) - An argument injection vulnerability exists in the Mercurial repository component. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this via filenames in the Mercurial repositories to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2018-20234, CVE-2018-20235) - A command injection vulnerability exists in the URI handling component. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this via sending a malicious URI to a victim to execution arbitrary commands. (CVE-2018-20236) Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number. "); # https://confluence.atlassian.com/sourcetreekb/sourcetree-security-advisory-2019-03-06-966678691.html script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e9103cc4"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade to Atlassian SourceTree 3.1.1 or later."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-20236"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Malicious Git HTTP Server For CVE-2018-17456'); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/03/06"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/03/06"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/04/30"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:atlassian:sourcetree"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("atlassian_sourcetree_detect_macosx.nbin"); script_require_keys("Host/MacOSX/Version", "installed_sw/SourceTree"); exit(0); } include("vcf.inc"); include("vcf_extras.inc"); app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:"SourceTree"); #atlassian_sourcetree add conversions for b --> beta and a --> alpha vcf::atlassian_sourcetree::initialize(); constraints = [{ "min_version" : "1.2", "fixed_version" : "3.1.1" }]; vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
NASL family Windows NASL id ATLASSIAN_SOURCETREE_3_0_17.NASL description The version of Atlassian SourceTree installed on the remote Windows host is version 0.5a prior to 3.0.17. It is, therefore, affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities. - An option injection vulnerability exists in the git submodule component. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this via the processing of a recursive git clone of a project with a specially crafted .gitmodules file, to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2018-17456) - An argument injection vulnerability exists in the Mercurial repository component. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this via filenames in the Mercurial repositories to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2018-20234, CVE-2018-20235) - A command injection vulnerability exists in the URI handling component. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this via sending a malicious URI to a victim to execution arbitrary commands. (CVE-2018-20236) Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 122854 published 2019-03-14 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/122854 title Atlassian SourceTree 0.5a < 3.0.17 Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107414
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107414
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREE-6391
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREE-6391
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30