PT-2018-12796 · Cgit+1 · Cgit+1

Jann Horn · Published 2018-08-03 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2018-14912

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CGit versions prior to 1.2.1

Description The issue is related to a directory traversal vulnerability. This occurs when the enable-http-clone=1 setting is not turned off, allowing for unauthorized access to files outside the intended directory. An example of exploitation is through a request like cgit/cgit.cgi/git/objects/?path=../.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.2.1, update to version 1.2.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider turning off the enable-http-clone=1 setting to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-14912

DLA-1459-1

DSA-4263-1

MGASA-2018-0351

OPENSUSE-SU-2018_2308-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2018_2313-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10679-1

Affected Products

Cgit

Suse

References · 23

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/cgit_traversal.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/45195 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1627 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4263-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14912 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14912 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2018-14912 · Vendor Advisory
• https://debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4263 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2018-0351 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1459-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-14912 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2018-August/004176.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14912 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14912 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10679-1 · Vendor Advisory