Information disclosure in Mercurial

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU11150

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000132

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper access control. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update to version 4.5.1.

Vulnerable software versions

Mercurial: 2.6.0 - 4.5.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:mercurial:mercurial:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mercurial:mercurial:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mercurial:mercurial:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.5.1_.2F_4.5.2_.282018-03-06.29

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.