MEDIUM
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 .
Published Oct 22, 2012
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.07%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.07% 0.02069
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02069
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02069) | 80.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02069) | 78.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00557) | 66.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00536) | 77.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00536) | 76.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00536) | 74.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00759) | 78.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 67.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 66.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 64.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 41.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50896 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55853 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79130 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/f636ce3ba3e340569b26d1e47b9d9b62dd8a3bf2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite/K9SnQNhCQ-0/discussion x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50896 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55853 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79130 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/f636ce3ba3e340569b26d1e47b9d9b62dd8a3bf2 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite/K9SnQNhCQ-0/discussion | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 22, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 21, 2012
Link CVE-2012-4506
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a