CVE-2011-1572 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers with admin privileges can execute arbitrary commands via path traversal in gitolite's Admin Defined Commands feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1572?
CVE-2011-1572 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Oct 2011. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Admin Defined Commands (ADC) feature in gitolite before 1.5.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via .. (dot dot) sequences in admin-defined commands.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1572?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitolite Gitolite.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1572?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2011-1572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DSA-2215-1, GHSA-p433-95xh-9wg5.