VDB-124347 · CVE-2013-4451 · BID 63237

gitolite up to 3.5.3 /.gitolite.rc access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in gitolite up to 3.5.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /.gitolite.rc. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-4451. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in gitolite up to 3.5.3. This affects some unknown processing of the file /.gitolite.rc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 10/21/2013. The weakness was disclosed 09/21/2018 by Nathan Ferch (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4451 since 06/12/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1796 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 63237†) and OSVDB (98769†). The entry VDB-124348 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

06/12/2013 🔍
10/21/2013 +131 days 🔍
10/21/2013 +0 days 🔍
09/21/2018 +1795 days 🔍
09/21/2018 +0 days 🔍
09/22/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/17/2023 +1698 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 3dad4f8e3214d6ab5f71823019a624fa48b055a3
Researcher: Nathan Ferch
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2013-4451 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4451
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124347
SecurityFocus: 63237 - Gitolite Multiple Insecure File Permissions Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 98769 - Gitolite multiple insecure permissions

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2018 07:34
Updated: 05/17/2023 14:30
Changes: 09/22/2018 07:34 (63), 03/26/2020 11:08 (3), 05/17/2023 14:30 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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