CVE-2018-14912

Public Exploit

Description

cgit_clone_objects in CGit before 1.2.1 has a directory traversal vulnerability when `enable-http-clone=1` is not turned off, as demonstrated by a cgit/cgit.cgi/git/objects/?path=../ request.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 91.33% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory zx2c4.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00005.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45195/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4263 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1627 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2018-August/004176.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14912?
CVE-2018-14912 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14912?
To fix CVE-2018-14912, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-14912 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-14912 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~91% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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