HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2018-20235
HIGH

CVE-2018-20235

NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: March 8, 2019· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

There was an argument injection vulnerability in Atlassian Sourcetree for Windows from version 0.5a before version 3.0.15 via filenames in Mercurial repositories. A remote attacker with permission to commit to a Mercurial repository linked in Sourcetree for Windows is able to exploit this issue to gain code execution on the system.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-20235 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Atlassian1 product(s)
sourcetree
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Rapid7 / Metasploit
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Official NIST entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107407
ADVISORYhttps://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREEWIN-11289
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107407
ADVISORYhttps://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREEWIN-11289

All References (8)

→
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.html
→
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107407Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
→
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREEWIN-11289Issue Tracking · Vendor Advisory
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https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30
→
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.html
→
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107407Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
→
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREEWIN-11289Issue Tracking · Vendor Advisory
→
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2018-20235
CVSS Score8.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessNVD-CWE-noinfo
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedMar 8, 2019

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2018-20235 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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