Description

GitPython before 3.1.52 is vulnerable to environment-variable exfiltration in Repo.clone_from(). The caller-supplied remote URL is passed through Git.polish_url(), which on non-Cygwin platforms calls os.path.expandvars() on the URL before invoking git clone. An attacker who controls the clone URL can embed $NAME or ${NAME} tokens that are expanded to the values of the hosting process's environment variables (e.g., AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY or GITHUB_TOKEN). The resulting URL, now containing the secret, is transmitted over the network to an attacker-controlled host during the clone attempt, disclosing the secret.

Severity (CVSS)

Base score8.7
SeverityHigh
VersionCVSS 4.0
VectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Provided byCNA

Weaknesses

  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
gitpython-developersGitPython0 to <3.1.52; 3.1.52

References

Authoritative sources

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