What is CVE-2018-20683?

CVE-2018-20683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitolite, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2018-20683?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Gitolite

CVE-2018-20683

commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables rsync, mishandles the rsync command line, which allows attackers to have a "bad" impact by triggering use of an option other than -v, -n, -q, or -P.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.020 (78.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gitolite
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20683?: CVE-2018-20683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitolite, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-20683?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.