SB2012102303 - Path traversal in gitolite

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SB2012102303 - Path traversal in gitolite

Published: October 23, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012102303
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4506)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in gitolite 3.x before 3.1, when wild card repositories and a pattern matching "./" are enabled,. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote authenticated users to create arbitrary repositories and possibly perform other actions via a . (dot dot) in a repository name.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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