CVE-2021-44685: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

December 8, 2021 (updated August 30, 2022)

Git-it through 4.4.0 allows OS command injection at the Branches Aren’t Just For Birds challenge step. During the verification process, it attempts to run the reflog command followed by the current branch name (which is not sanitized for execution).

References

advisory.dw1.io/3
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wjqc-j537-j9gj
github.com/dwisiswant0/advisory/issues/3
github.com/jlord/git-it-electron/releases
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44685

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