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Path TraversalWeakness · CWE-22

CVE-2024-51990

CRITICAL · 9.3 CVSS v4.0 Published 2024-11-07
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
jj, or Jujutsu, is a Git-compatible VCS written in rust. In affected versions specially crafted Git repositories can cause `jj` to write files outside the clone. This issue has been addressed in version 0.23.0. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid cloning repos from unknown sources.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

jj (Jujutsu) Git-compatible VCS versions prior to 0.23.0 suffer from a path traversal vulnerability where specially crafted Git repositories can cause jj to write files outside the intended clone directory, potentially enabling arbitrary file write and remote code execution.

MitigationUpgrade jj to version 0.23.0 or later. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, avoid cloning repositories from unknown or untrusted sources.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify jj version installed
    Run 'jj --version' or 'jj version' to see the installed version of Jujutsu
    Affected if The version displayed is earlier than 0.23.0 (e.g., 0.22.0, 0.21.0, etc.)
  2. Confirm jj is being used with Git repositories
    Check if jj is configured to use Git backing: run 'jj config list' or inspect if .jj/ repo directory exists alongside a .git directory in your working repositories
    Affected if jj is actively managing Git repositories (the vulnerability triggers when jj clones or interacts with Git repositories)

You are affected if jj version is below 0.23.0 and you use jj to clone or interact with Git repositories, especially from untrusted sources.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade jj to version 0.23.0 or later. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, avoid cloning repositories from unknown or untrusted sources.

Recommended fix High confidence

0.23.0

  1. Verify current jj version by running `jj --version`
  2. Upgrade jj to version 0.23.0 or later using your package manager (e.g., cargo, brew, apt, or download from GitHub releases)
  3. Confirm successful upgrade by running `jj --version` again
  4. Ensure the installed version is 0.23.0 or higher

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA1.0 h
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