CVE-2014-9489

Name: CVE-2014-9489
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-10-17T14:29:00.383+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.29%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-9489 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The gollum-grit_adapter Ruby gem dependency in gollum before 3.1.1 and the gollum-lib gem dependency in gollum-lib before 4.0.1 when the string "master" is in any of the wiki documents, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the -O or --open-files-in-pager flags.. EPSS estimates a 2.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The gollum-grit_adapter Ruby gem dependency in gollum before 3.1.1 and the gollum-lib gem dependency in gollum-lib before 4.0.1 when the string "master" is in any of the wiki documents, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the -O or --open-files-in-pager flags.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.29%

81.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gollum Project	Gollum	<= 3.1.0
Gollum Project	Gollum-Lib	<= 4.0.0
Gollum Project	Grit Adapter	<= 0.1.0

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/19Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71499Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/gollum/gollum/issues/913Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/gollum/grit_adapter/commit/4520d973c81fecfebbeacd2ef2f1849d763951c7Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/19Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71499Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/gollum/gollum/issues/913Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/gollum/grit_adapter/commit/4520d973c81fecfebbeacd2ef2f1849d763951c7Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 17, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-9489?

How severe is CVE-2014-9489?

Severity scoring for CVE-2014-9489 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9489?

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Source: NVD / NIST