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CVE-2017-8768

Published: May 4, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-78
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
8.3%
Top 5.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Atlassian SourceTree v2.5c and prior are affected by a command injection in the handling of the sourcetree:// scheme. It will lead to arbitrary OS command execution with a URL substring of sourcetree://cloneRepo/ext:: or sourcetree://checkoutRef/ext:: followed by the command. The Atlassian ID number is SRCTREE-4632.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

Atlassian
commercial·AUaka atlassian jira
SourceTreeOn-premDesktop App
DevTools & CI / source-control
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98329
securityfocus.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ1_Ht-0Bdo
youtube.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/03/5
openwall.com
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