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CVE-2018-14912

91
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-14912 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting CGit versions prior to 1.2.1, specifically when the 'enable-http-clone=1' setting is enabled. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to access arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'path' parameter in a crafted HTTP request. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full disclosure of sensitive information. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit modules for Metasploit and Nuclei templates are available, indicating readily accessible exploit code. Despite this, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cgit_project:cgit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
93.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: cgit Directory Traversal · Aug 3, 2018
Nuclei: CVE-2018-14912 · Dec 24, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-45195 · Aug 14, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9319 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bugs.chromium.org / p/project-zero/issues/detail
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.zx2c4.com / pipermail/cgit/2018-August/004176.html
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4263
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/45195
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry