Lars Hjemli cgit up to 0.9.0.2 ui-diff.c print_fileinfo cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Lars Hjemli cgit. This impacts the function print_fileinfo of the file ui-diff.c. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-2711. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lars Hjemli cgit. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function print_fileinfo of the file ui-diff.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the print_fileinfo function in ui-diff.c in cgit 0.9.0.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename associated with the rename hint.

The weakness was published 08/02/2011 as Bug 725042 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-2711 since 07/11/2011. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75797 (openSUSE Security Update : cgit (openSUSE-SU-2011:0891-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68754), Tenable (75797), SecurityFocus (BID 48866†), OSVDB (74050†) and Secunia (SA45358†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 75797
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : cgit (openSUSE-SU-2011:0891-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 863430
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for cgit FEDORA-2011-9588
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Patch: hjemli.net

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07/11/2011 🔍
07/22/2011 +11 days 🔍
07/25/2011 +3 days 🔍
08/02/2011 +8 days 🔍
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08/21/2011 +19 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +1027 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
11/15/2021 +2429 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 725042
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2711 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2711
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58155
X-Force: 68754
SecurityFocus: 48866 - cgit HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 45358 - cgit Rename Hint Script Insertion Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 74050
Vulnerability Center: 32785 - cgit 0.9.0.2 and earlier Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/15/2021 22:44
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 03/30/2017 09:34 (12), 11/15/2021 22:32 (3), 11/15/2021 22:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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