CVE-2014-9489

8.8 HIGH
Published: October 17, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

The gollum-grit_adapter Ruby gem dependency in gollum before 3.1.1 and the gollum-lib gem dependency in gollum-lib before 4.0.1 when the string "master" is in any of the wiki documents, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the -O or --open-files-in-pager flags.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/19
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71499
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/gollum/gollum/issues/913
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/gollum/grit_adapter/commit/4520d973c81fecfebbeacd2ef2f1849d763951c7
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/19
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71499
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/gollum/gollum/issues/913
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/gollum/grit_adapter/commit/4520d973c81fecfebbeacd2ef2f1849d763951c7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.3%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

Affected Vendors

gollum_project

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