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Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') in GitPython

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  • GitPython
High
7.5/10

Summary

`Repo.init()` forwards `**kwargs` verbatim to `git init` with no unsafe-option guard and no `allow_unsafe_options` parameter. `git init --template=<dir>` copies `<dir>/hooks/*` into the new repo's `.git/hooks`, so an attacker-controlled `template` kwarg plants a hook that executes on the next git operation - arbitrary code execution. `--template` is already recognized as unsafe for clone (it is on `unsafe_git_clone_options`, and GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf covers the clone path), but `Repo.init` is a distinct method that never received a guard and needs an independent fix. Versions prior to 3.1.58 are affected.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-88 - Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

The software constructs a string for a command to executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string.

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