Subversion Windows CLI Argument Injection via Bad Encoding (1.14.3)
CVE-2024-45720 Published on October 9, 2024
Apache Subversion: Command line argument injection on Windows platforms
On Windows platforms, a "best fit" character encoding conversion of command line arguments to Subversion's executables (e.g., svn.exe, etc.) may lead to unexpected command line argument interpretation, including argument injection and execution of other programs, if a specially crafted command line argument string is processed.
All versions of Subversion up to and including Subversion 1.14.3 are affected on Windows platforms only. Users are recommended to upgrade to version Subversion 1.14.4, which fixes this issue.
Subversion is not affected on UNIX-like platforms.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-45720 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2024-45720 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-45720
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Subversion:- Version 1.0.0, <= 1.14.3 is affected.
- Version 1.0.0, <= 1.14.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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