CVE-2021-44685 is a critical OS command injection vulnerability affecting Git-it through version 4.4.0. It arises during the "Branches Aren't Just For Birds" challenge where the application executes the reflog command with an unsanitized branch name, allowing arbitrary command execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-it_project:git-it:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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