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CVE-2012-4548

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4548 describes an argument injection vulnerability in the syntax-highlighting.sh script of cgit versions 9.0.3 and earlier. This flaw allows authenticated users with file addition permissions to execute arbitrary commands by manipulating the --plug-in argument of the highlight command. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.0, this vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.9.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
6.8
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0275 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 1,425 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

git.zx2c4.com / cgit/commit
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00021.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00022.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00004.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/50734
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51167
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51222
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/79665
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/10/28/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/10/28/2
securityfocus.com / bid/56315