CVE-2013-4490 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in GitLab and gitlab-shell, specifically within the SSH key upload feature. Authenticated attackers could execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters into their public SSH keys. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a high severity with low attack complexity and potential for full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability). While not on the KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for exploitation, and its EPSS score suggests a higher-than-average likelihood of exploitation despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.