CVE-2022-23915Network attack vector

Authenticated command execution via VCS argument injection

Published Mar 4, 2022 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Remote Code Execution in Weblate before 4.11.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands via Git or Mercurial argument injection. Weblate passes insufficiently sanitized repository arguments to Git and Mercurial, allowing attacker-controlled options to alter those commands. The attacker must be authenticated and able to create a component; execution occurs with the Weblate server's privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability3.79%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Remote Code Execution in Weblate before 4.11.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands via Git or Mercurial argument injection. Weblate passes insufficiently sanitized repository arguments to Git and Mercurial, allowing attacker-controlled options to alter those commands. The attacker must be authenticated and able to create a component; execution occurs with the Weblate server's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23915
Published
Mar 4, 2022
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
Weblate
Product
Weblate
Classifications
CWE-88, CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 4, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <unspecified
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <4.11.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Weblate · Weblateversion=0 <unspecified; version=unspecified <4.11.1

Published CVSS scores

8.8GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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