# CVE-2022-24433: Command Injection

- Also known as: GHSA-3F95-R44V-8MRG
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3.0
- Published: 2022-03-11 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a simple-git: fixed in 3.3.0
- simple-git (npm): fixed in 3.3.0

## Description

The package simple-git before 3.3.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection via argument injection. When calling the .fetch(remote, branch, handlerFn) function, both the remote and branch parameters are passed to the git fetch subcommand. By injecting some git options it was possible to get arbitrary command execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a simple-git, simple-git, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SIMPLEGIT-2421199
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-2421245
- https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/pull/767
- https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/releases/tag/simple-git%403.3.0

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