CVE-2013-4490 json
The SSH key upload feature (lib/gitlab_keys.rb) in gitlab-shell before 1.7.3, as used in GitLab 5.0 before 5.4.1 and 6.x before 6.2.3, allo…
published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4354
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 42.1%
- EPSS 42.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit and Exploit-DB
Summary
The SSH key upload feature (lib/gitlab_keys.rb) in gitlab-shell before 1.7.3, as used in GitLab 5.0 before 5.4.1 and 6.x before 6.2.3, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the public key.
Patch / fix
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- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/gitlab_shell_exec)
- Published
Exploit prediction
42.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/multi/http/gitlab_shell_exec Gitlab-shell Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2013-11-04
- EDB-34362 Gitlab-shell - Code Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2014-08-19
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
gitlab.com
/2013/11/04/gitlab-ce-6-2-and-5-4-security-release/
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-4490
- NVD CVE-2013-4490
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