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high 8.2

CVE-2024-45720 json

Apache Subversion: Command line argument injection on Windows platforms

published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also BIT-subversion-2024-45720 , EUVD-2024-41565

cvss
8.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami subversion 1.14.4
  • apache subversion 1.14.4
  • subversion Alpine 3.20, Alpine 3.19, Alpine 3.18 1.14.5-r0
  • subversion Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 1.14.4-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2024-45720

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami subversion
>=1.0.0, <1.14.4
1.14.4

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Subversion
  • apache subversion

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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