CVE-2013-4451 Misconfiguration in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit world-writable permissions on fresh Gitolite installs to modify configuration or repositories, leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-4451?

CVE-2013-4451 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

gitolite commit fa06a34 through 3.5.3 might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving world-writable permissions when creating (1) ~/.gitolite.rc, (2) ~/.gitolite, or (3) ~/repositories/gitolite-admin.git on fresh installs.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4451?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gitolite Gitolite.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4451?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4451 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-4451 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4451 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p485-m5mg-88jg.

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