CVE-2018-13396: Critical severity sourcetree vulnerability

Published Nov 5, 2018
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Updated

There was an argument injection vulnerability in Sourcetree for macOS from version 1.0b2 before version 3.0.0 via Git subrepositories in Mercurial repositories. An attacker with permission to commit to a Mercurial repository linked in Sourcetree for macOS is able to exploit this issue to gain code execution on the system.

Affected Software

6 affected components
Atlassian Sourcetree Mac Os X>=1.0<3.0.0
Atlassian Sourcetree Macos=1.0-beta2
Atlassian Sourcetree Macos=1.0-beta3
Atlassian Sourcetree Macos=1.0-beta4
Atlassian Sourcetree Macos=1.0-beta5
Atlassian Sourcetree Macos=1.0-rc1

Event History

Nov 5, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2018-13396?

CVE-2018-13396 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2018-13396?

To fix CVE-2018-13396, upgrade to Atlassian Sourcetree version 3.0.0 or later.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2018-13396?

CVE-2018-13396 affects all versions of Atlassian Sourcetree for macOS from 1.0b2 up to, but not including, 3.0.0.

4

What is the nature of the CVE-2018-13396 vulnerability?

CVE-2018-13396 is an argument injection vulnerability that allows an attacker to gain code execution via Git subrepositories in Mercurial repositories.

5

Can CVE-2018-13396 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2018-13396 requires that the attacker has commit permissions to a Mercurial repository, thus it cannot be exploited remotely without such access.

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