CVE-2019-5485

Exp

NPM package gitlabhook version 0.0.17 is vulnerable to a Command Injection vulnerability. Arbitrary commands can be injected through the repository name.

Published: 2019-09-13 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-5485 is rated High Exploit Risk (94.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 49.63%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +7.51% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2019-5485

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
47420 exploit_db edb 2019-09-25 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-5485

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-04 42.11% 49.63% +7.51%
2 2026-03-01 49.49% 42.11% -7.38%
3 2026-02-04 49.49%

Full EPSS history (54 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-5485

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 6.0 [email protected]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-5485

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-5485

GHSA-549f-73hh-mj38 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: npm — Command Injection in gitlabhook

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-5485

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gitlabhook_project gitlabhook 0.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:gitlabhook_project:gitlabhook:0.0.17:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

References for CVE-2019-5485

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