git-annex information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in git-annex. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-10857. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in git-annex (Versioning Software) (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

git-annex is vulnerable to a private data exposure and exfiltration attack. It could expose the content of files located outside the git-annex repository, or content from a private web server on localhost or the LAN.

The bug was discovered 06/26/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/16/2018 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-10857 since 05/09/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 15 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111015 (Fedora 27 : git-annex (2018-7e8c49a451)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171345 (OpenSUSE Security Update for git-annex (openSUSE-SU-2018:1896-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (111015). The entry VDB-121523 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 111015
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : git-annex (2018-7e8c49a451)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/09/2018 🔍
06/26/2018 +48 days 🔍
07/11/2018 +15 days 🔍
07/12/2018 +1 days 🔍
07/16/2018 +3 days 🔍
07/16/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/17/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/09/2023 +1727 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2018-7e8c49a451
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-10857 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-10857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121522
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2018 09:49
Updated: 04/09/2023 12:30
Changes: 07/17/2018 09:49 (68), 03/05/2020 15:25 (4), 04/09/2023 12:15 (4), 04/09/2023 12:24 (12), 04/09/2023 12:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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