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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-5023 · published 22 July 2014

CVE-2014-5023: Gitlist vulnerability

Gitlist · Gitlist

Repository.php in Gitter, as used in Gitlist, allows remote attackers with commit privileges to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a branch name, as demonstrated by a "git checkout -b" command.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 3.4% · top 11.7%
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
3.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Repository.php in Gitter, as used in Gitlist, allows remote attackers with commit privileges to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a branch name, as demonstrated by a "git checkout -b" command.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://hatriot.github.io/blog/2014/06/29/gitlist-rce/ Exploit
http://hatriot.github.io/blog/2014/06/29/gitlist-rce/ Exploit

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Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-5023), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.