Path Traversal in Cgit Project
CVE-2018-14912
cgit_clone_objects in CGit before 1.2.1 has a directory traversal vulnerability when `enable-http-clone=1` is not turned off, as demonstrated by a cgit/cgit.cgi/git/objects/?path=../ request.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.919 (99.8th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.930 · newest: 0.919 · change: -0.012
Affected products
- Cgit Project
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00005.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45195/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4263 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2018-August/004176.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-14912?
- CVE-2018-14912 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cgit Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-08-03.
- How severe is CVE-2018-14912?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-14912 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.