CVE-2024-45720 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Apache Subversion on Windows platforms (versions up to 1.14.3). It stems from a "best fit" character encoding conversion issue in command-line argument processing, potentially leading to argument injection and arbitrary program execution if specially crafted input is processed. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, and no user interaction, but with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE. Users are advised to upgrade to Subversion 1.14.4 to mitigate the risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.14.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0.0, <= 1.14.3CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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