CVE-2018-13396

Sourcetree Git Arbitrary Code Execution

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

There was an argument injection vulnerability in Sourcetree for macOS from version 1.0b2 before version 3.0.0 via Git subrepositories in Mercurial repositories. An attacker with permission to commit to a Mercurial repository linked in Sourcetree for macOS is able to exploit this issue to gain code execution on the system.

Hay una vulnerabilidad de inyección de argumentos en Sourcetree para macOS desde la versión 1.0b2 hasta la 3.0.0 mediante los subrepositorios de Git en los repositorios de Mercurial. Un atacante con permisos para realizar commits en un repositorio Mercurial vinculado a Sourcetree para macOS puede explotar este problema para ejecutar código en el sistema.

An attacker can exploit the embedded version of Git used in Sourcetree if they can commit to a Git repository linked in Sourcetree. This allows them to execute arbitrary code on systems running a vulnerable version of Sourcetree for macOS. Versions of Sourcetree for macOS starting with version 1.02b before version 3.0.0 are affected by this vulnerability. Versions of Sourcetree for Windows starting with version 0.5.1.0 before version 3.0.0 are affected by this vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-07-06 CVE Reserved
2018-11-01 CVE Published
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREE-5985	2020-05-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Atlassian Search vendor "Atlassian"		Sourcetree Search vendor "Atlassian" for product "Sourcetree"				>= 1.0 < 3.0.0 Search vendor "Atlassian" for product "Sourcetree" and version " >= 1.0 < 3.0.0"		mac_os_x		Affected
Atlassian Search vendor "Atlassian"		Sourcetree Search vendor "Atlassian" for product "Sourcetree"				1.0 Search vendor "Atlassian" for product "Sourcetree" and version "1.0"		beta2, macos		Affected
Atlassian Search vendor "Atlassian"		Sourcetree Search vendor "Atlassian" for product "Sourcetree"				1.0 Search vendor "Atlassian" for product "Sourcetree" and version "1.0"		beta3, macos		Affected
Atlassian Search vendor "Atlassian"		Sourcetree Search vendor "Atlassian" for product "Sourcetree"				1.0 Search vendor "Atlassian" for product "Sourcetree" and version "1.0"		beta4, macos		Affected
Atlassian Search vendor "Atlassian"		Sourcetree Search vendor "Atlassian" for product "Sourcetree"				1.0 Search vendor "Atlassian" for product "Sourcetree" and version "1.0"		beta5, macos		Affected
Atlassian Search vendor "Atlassian"		Sourcetree Search vendor "Atlassian" for product "Sourcetree"				1.0 Search vendor "Atlassian" for product "Sourcetree" and version "1.0"		rc1, macos		Affected