# CVE-2017-17458: Mercurial vulnerable to arbitrary code injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-17458-mercurial-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-code-injection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2017-12-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-17458 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2017-12-07

In Mercurial before 4.4.1, it is possible that a specially malformed repository can cause Git subrepositories to run arbitrary code in the form of a .git/hooks/post-update script checked into the repository. Typical use of Mercurial prevents construction of such repositories, but they can be created programmatically.

Technologies: [mercurial (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mercurial). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-17458 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-17458 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-17458?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 7 December 2017.

**Which products and versions are affected?** mercurial (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.4.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-17458?** Yes. mercurial (PyPI): upgrade to 4.4.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-17458?** Check whether you run mercurial (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- mercurial (PyPI): upgrade to 4.4.1 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "mercurial>=4.4.1"
  ```


## Affected products

- mercurial (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.4.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-17458
- GHSA-6v56-cpg6-3rpx
- PYSEC-2017-90

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