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GHSA-8VCG-CFXJ-P5M3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-18 23:20 – Updated: 2025-12-20 05:26

Summary

Weblate is vulnerable to RCE through Git config file overwrite

Details

Impact

It was possible to overwrite Git configuration remotely and override some of its behavior.

Resources

Thanks to Jason Marcello for responsible disclosure.

Severity ?

9.1 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "Weblate"
      },
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          "events": [
            {
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            },
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        }
      ]
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  ],
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    "CVE-2025-68398"
  ],
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      "CWE-20",
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    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-18T23:15:49Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nIt was possible to overwrite Git configuration remotely and override some of its behavior.\n\n\n### Resources\n\nThanks to Jason Marcello for responsible disclosure.",
  "id": "GHSA-8vcg-cfxj-p5m3",
  "modified": "2025-12-20T05:26:41Z",
  "published": "2025-12-18T23:20:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-8vcg-cfxj-p5m3"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68398"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/17330"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/17345"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/releases/tag/weblate-5.15.1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Weblate is vulnerable to RCE through Git config file overwrite"
}

CVE-2025-68398 (GCVE-0-2025-68398)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-18 23:00 – Updated: 2025-12-19 14:58

Title

Weblate has git config file overwrite vulnerability that leads to remote code execution

Summary

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.15.1, it was possible to overwrite Git configuration remotely and override some of its behavior. Version 5.15.1 fixes the issue.

Severity ?

9.1 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/ad…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/17330	x_refsource_MISC
	https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/17345	x_refsource_MISC
	https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/releases/ta…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	WeblateOrg	weblate	Affected: < 5.15.1

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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