There was an argument injection vulnerability in Atlassian Sourcetree for Windows from version 0.5a before version 3.0.15 via filenames in Mercurial repositories. A remote attacker with permission to commit to a Mercurial repository linked in Sourcetree for Windows is able to exploit this issue to gain code execution on the system.
CVE-2018-20235
HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 7%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 93.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 8, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (8)
- security@atlassianhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.html
- security@atlassianhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107407
- security@atlassianhttps://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREEWIN-11289
- security@atlassianhttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107407
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREEWIN-11289
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2018-20235?
CVE-2018-20235 is a high vulnerability published on March 8, 2019. There was an argument injection vulnerability in Atlassian Sourcetree for Windows from version 0.5a before version 3.0.15 via filenames in Mercurial repositories. A remote attacker with permission to commit to a Mercurial repository linked in Sourcetree for Windows is able to exploit this issue to…
When was CVE-2018-20235 disclosed?
CVE-2018-20235 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 8, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-20235 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-20235 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 93.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-20235?
CVE-2018-20235 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-20235?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-20235, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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