CVE-2018-5226
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CVE-2018-5226 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. There was an argument injection vulnerability in Sourcetree for Windows via Mercurial repository tag name that is going to be deleted. An attacker with permission to create a tag on a Mercurial repository linked in Sourcetree for Windows is able to exploit this issue to gain code execution on the system. EPSS estimates a 1.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
There was an argument injection vulnerability in Sourcetree for Windows via Mercurial repository tag name that is going to be deleted. An attacker with permission to create a tag on a Mercurial repository linked in Sourcetree for Windows is able to exploit this issue to gain code execution on the system. All versions of Sourcetree for Windows before 2.5.5.0 are affected by this vulnerability.
Metrics
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | Sourcetree | < 2.5.5.0 |
References
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREEWIN-8509Vendor Advisory
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREEWIN-8509Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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