CVE-2012-4506 Path traversal in n/a
Authenticated users can exploit path traversal in gitolite to create arbitrary repositories and potentially escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4506?
CVE-2012-4506 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in gitolite 3.x before 3.1, when wild card repositories and a pattern matching "../" are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary repositories and possibly perform other actions via a .. (dot dot) in a repository name.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4506?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Gitolite Gitolite, Sitaram Chamarty Gitolite.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4506?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2012-4506 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4506 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v55m-w3r7-pwm6.