CRITICAL
gitolite commit fa06a34 through 3.5.3 might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving world-writable permissions when creating (1) ~/.gitolite.rc, (2) ~/.gitolite, or (3) ~/repositories/gitolite-admin.git on fresh installs
Published Sep 21, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.08%
Description
gitolite commit fa06a34 through 3.5.3 might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving world-writable permissions when creating (1) ~/.gitolite.rc, (2) ~/.gitolite, or (3) ~/repositories/gitolite-admin.git on fresh installs.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
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.
3.08% 0.03079
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03079
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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.08% (0.03079) | 87.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.08% (0.03079) | 85.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | 1.96% (0.01963) | 82.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.21% (0.03207) | 85.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.75% (0.05745) | 83.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.21% (0.03207) | 86.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 73.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 72.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.96% (0.00958) | 83.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 84.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 1.13% (0.01130) | 84.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.71% (0.01713) | 86.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 2.41% (0.02410) | 88.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01214) | 83.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 1.73% (0.01726) | 86.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 1.61% (0.01608) | 85.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.96% (0.00959) | 80.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/3dad4f8e3214d6ab5f71823019a624fa48b055a3 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite/Tu1sjaf7A4A/discussion x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/21/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63237 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/3dad4f8e3214d6ab5f71823019a624fa48b055a3 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite/Tu1sjaf7A4A/discussion | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/21/11 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch | |
| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63237 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Sep 21, 2018
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 12, 2013
Link CVE-2013-4451
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a