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Public proof of concept

CVE-2019-5485

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2019-09-13
  • WeaknessCWE-78

Am I affected?

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Description

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

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-09-25Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 03:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
gitlabhook
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.0≤ 0.0.17no fix published
Gitlabhook project gitlabhook
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.0= 0.0.17no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-47420
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.110read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-78known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score58.8 %read 2026-11-03
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-03
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryCRITICAL2019-09-16

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-09-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-549f-73hh-mj38

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5485?

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

Is CVE-2019-5485 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-5485 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 58.8% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-5485?

CVE-2019-5485 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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