GHSA-9XWC-HFWC-8W59

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-17 22:50 – Updated: 2025-12-20 05:17
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Summary
mcp-server-git argument injection in git_diff and git_checkout functions allows overwriting local files
Details

In mcp-server-git versions prior to 2025.12.18, the git_diff and git_checkout functions passed user-controlled arguments directly to git CLI commands without sanitization. Flag-like values (e.g., --output=/path/to/file for git_diff) would be interpreted as command-line options rather than git refs, enabling arbitrary file overwrites. The fix adds validation that rejects arguments starting with - and verifies the argument resolves to a valid git ref via rev_parse before execution. Users are advised to update to 2025.12.18 resolve this issue.

Thank you to https://hackerone.com/yardenporat for reporting.

Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "mcp-server-git"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2025.12.18"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-68144"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-88"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-12-17T22:50:29Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-17T23:16:04Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In mcp-server-git versions prior to 2025.12.18, the git_diff and git_checkout functions passed user-controlled arguments directly to git CLI commands without sanitization. Flag-like values (e.g., `--output=/path/to/file` for `git_diff`) would be interpreted as command-line options rather than git refs, enabling arbitrary file overwrites. The fix adds validation that rejects arguments starting with - and verifies the argument resolves to a valid git ref via rev_parse before execution. Users are advised to update to 2025.12.18 resolve this issue.\n\nThank you to https://hackerone.com/yardenporat for reporting.",
  "id": "GHSA-9xwc-hfwc-8w59",
  "modified": "2025-12-20T05:17:54Z",
  "published": "2025-12-17T22:50:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/security/advisories/GHSA-9xwc-hfwc-8w59"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68144"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": " mcp-server-git argument injection in git_diff and git_checkout functions allows overwriting local files"
}



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