HIGH
commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables rsync, mishandles the rsync command line, which allows attackers to have a "bad" impact by triggering use of an option other than -v, -n, -q, or -P
Published Jan 10, 2019
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.01%
Description
commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables rsync, mishandles the rsync command line, which allows attackers to have a "bad" impact by triggering use of an option other than -v, -n, -q, or -P.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.1 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
2.01% 0.02009
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02009
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.01% (0.02009) | 80.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 2.01% (0.02009) | 79.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 72.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 72.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00319) | 69.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 3, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00319) | 67.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 68.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- https://bugs.debian.org/918849 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/blob/master/CHANGELOG x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/5df2b817255ee919991da6c310239e08c8fcc1ae x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite-announce/6xbjjmpLePQ x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/918849 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/blob/master/CHANGELOG | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/5df2b817255ee919991da6c310239e08c8fcc1ae | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite-announce/6xbjjmpLePQ | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 10, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 9, 2019
Link CVE-2018-20683
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a