Cyber Resilience

CVE-2017-1000117

Open Redirect in Git-Scm Git ≤ 2.7.5

Public PoCHigh EPSSOpen Redirect
Published
05 October 2017
Modified
20 April 2025
CVSS Score v3 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.78 99.5th percentile
Risk Priority 87 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2017-1000117 is a high-severity Open Redirect (CWE-601) vulnerability in Git-Scm Git. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 0.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A malicious third-party can give a crafted "ssh://..." URL to an unsuspecting victim, and an attempt to visit the URL can result in any program that exists on the victim's machine being executed. Such a URL could be placed in…

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the .gitmodules file of a malicious project, and an unsuspecting victim could be tricked into running "git clone --recurse-submodules" to trigger the vulnerability.

CWE(s)
CWE-601

Related Threats

Likely ATT&CK TechniquesAI

Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.

T1204.002 Malicious File Executionconfidence: HIGH
Malicious .gitmodules file with crafted ssh:// URL leads victim to execute arbitrary program via git clone --recurse-submodules.
attack.mitre.org →
T1566.002 Spearphishing Link Initial Accessconfidence: MEDIUM
Crafted URL in repository metadata can be delivered via link to induce user execution.
attack.mitre.org →
inferred from description + CWE · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-22490Same product: Git-Scm Git
CVE-2023-23946Same product: Git-Scm Git
CVE-2022-23521Same product: Git-Scm Git
CVE-2024-32020Same product: Git-Scm Git
CVE-2023-29007Same product: Git-Scm Git
CVE-2023-25652Same product: Git-Scm Git
CVE-2024-32021Same product: Git-Scm Git
CVE-2024-32004Same product: Git-Scm Git
CVE-2024-32465Same product: Git-Scm Git
CVE-2025-48384Same product: Git-Scm Git

Affected Assets

git-scm
git
2.10.0, 2.10.1, 2.10.2, 2.10.3, 2.11.0 · ≤ 2.7.5

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V3.7.2

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

AT-2 Literacy Training and Awareness
addresses: CWE-601

Security awareness includes verifying URLs and avoiding untrusted redirects that lead to malicious sites.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-601

Validates redirect targets and URLs to ensure they conform to allowed destinations.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and untrusted-redirect controls that prevent CWE-601.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.23 Web filtering partial match
mitigates

Preventing access to attacker-controlled or malicious sites stops users from being redirected to untrusted locations via open-redirect or phishing links.

References