Description
jupyterlab-git is a JupyterLab extension for version control using Git. On many platforms, a third party can create a Git repository under a name that includes a shell command substitution string in the syntax $(<command>). These directory names are allowed in macOS and a majority of Linux distributions. If a user starts jupyter-lab in a parent directory of this inappropriately-named Git repository, opens it, and clicks "Git > Open Git Repository in Terminal" from the menu bar, then the injected command <command> is run in the user's shell without the user's permission. This issue is occurring because when that menu entry is clicked, jupyterlab-git opens the terminal and runs cd <git-repo-path> through the shell to set the current directory. Doing so runs any command substitution strings present in the directory name, which leads to the command injection issue described here. A previous patch provided an incomplete fix. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.51.1.
Problem types
CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Product status
References
github.com/...ab-git/security/advisories/GHSA-cj5w-8mjf-r5f8
github.com/...ab-git/security/advisories/GHSA-cj5w-8mjf-r5f8
github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/pull/1196
github.com/...ommit/b46482993f76d3a546015c6a94ebed8b77fc2376
github.com/...494688ec264527bbeb2195/src/commandsAndMenu.tsx
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