CVE-2019-10803 — push-dir through 0

push-dir through 0.4.1 allows execution of arbritary commands. Arguments provided as part of the variable "opt.branch" is not validated before being provided to the "git" command within "index.js#L139". This could be abused by an attacker to inject a

01What is this vulnerability?

push-dir through 0.4.1 allows execution of arbritary commands. Arguments provided as part of the variable "opt.branch" is not validated before being provided to the "git" command within "index.js#L139". This could be abused by an attacker to inject arbitrary commands.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / push	dir — All versions including 0.4.1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2020-02-28T20:35:28.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T22:32:02.167Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/L33T-KR3W/push-dir/blob/master/index.js#L139
• snyk.io — https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PUSHDIR-559009