PT-2018-4102 · Gitolite · Gitolite

Sitaram Chamarty · Published 2018-09-21 · Updated 2018-11-19 · CVE-2013-4451

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions gitolite versions fa06a34 through 3.5.3

Description The issue might allow attackers to have an unspecified impact via vectors involving world-writable permissions when creating files such as ~/.gitolite.rc, ~/.gitolite, or ~/repositories/gitolite-admin.git on fresh installs.

Recommendations For gitolite versions fa06a34 through 3.5.3, consider restricting world-writable permissions to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, ensure that the permissions for the creation of ~/.gitolite.rc, ~/.gitolite, and ~/repositories/gitolite-admin.git are properly set to prevent unauthorized access.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-4451

Affected Products

Gitolite

References · 5

• https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/3dad4f8e3214d6ab5f71823019a624fa48b055a3 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4451 · Security Note
• https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/21/11 · Patch
• https://securityfocus.com/bid/63237 · Note
• https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite/Tu1sjaf7A4A/discussion · Note