CVE-2012-4506
gitolite 3.x < 3.1 - Authenticated Path Traversal via Wildcard Repository Name
Title source: llmDescription
Directory traversal vulnerability in gitolite 3.x before 3.1, when wild card repositories and a pattern matching "../" are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary repositories and possibly perform other actions via a .. (dot dot) in a repository name.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Mailing List x_refsource_confirm
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite/K9SnQNhCQ-0/discussion
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55853
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/f636ce3ba3e340569b26d1e47b9d9b62dd8a3bf2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/50896
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79130
Scores
EPSS
0.0207
EPSS Percentile
79.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (5)
gitolite/gitolite
3.0
gitolite/gitolite
3.02
gitolite/gitolite
3.03
gitolite/gitolite
3.04
sitaram_chamarty/gitolite
3.01
Published
Oct 22, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026