CVE-2012-4506 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in gitolite 3.x before version 3.1, specifically when wildcard repositories and a pattern matching "../" are enabled. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary repositories and potentially perform other actions by including "../" in a repository name. With a CVSS score of 4.6, it has a network attack vector, high attack complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:3.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:3.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sitaram_chamarty:gitolite:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.