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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.6/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50896Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55853
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79130
- https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/f636ce3ba3e340569b26d1e47b9d9b62dd8a3bf2
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite/K9SnQNhCQ-0/discussion
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50896Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55853
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79130
- https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/f636ce3ba3e340569b26d1e47b9d9b62dd8a3bf2
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite/K9SnQNhCQ-0/discussion
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 22, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified