# CVE-2018-1000533: klaussilveira GitList version \<= 0.6 contains a Passing incorrectly sanitized input to system function vulnerability in \`searchTree\` functio

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2018-06-26 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

klaussilveira GitList version <= 0.6 contains a Passing incorrectly sanitized input to system function vulnerability in `searchTree` function that can result in Execute any code as PHP user. This attack appear to be exploitable via Send POST request using search form. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.7 after commit 87b8c26b023c3fc37f0796b14bb13710f397b322.

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## References

- https://security.szurek.pl/exploit-bypass-php-escapeshellarg-escapeshellcmd.html
- https://github.com/klaussilveira/gitlist/commit/87b8c26b023c3fc37f0796b14bb13710f397b322
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/gitlist_arg_injection.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-1000533.yaml
- https://github.com/dddo0/CVE-2018-1000533

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