CVE-2014-4511

Gitlist before 0.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Gitlist before 0.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the file name in the URI of a request for a (1) blame, (2) file, or (3) stats page, as demonstrated by requests to blame/master/, master/, and stats/master/.

Exploit likelihood

82.7%Up 37.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2014-4511
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-4511
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-4438 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-4438
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h65f-vhwc-qv3f No score

Gitlist before 0.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell...

Record: GHSA-h65f-vhwc-qv3f
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gitlist

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Gitlist 0.4.0 - Remote Code Execution	2014-06-30
Exploit-DB	Gitlist - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)	2014-07-07
Metasploit	Gitlist Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution	2014-06-30
PoC in GitHub	michaelsss1/gitlist-RCE	2018-12-03

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-4511 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gitlist, published July 22, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 82.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.