Sitaram Chamarty gitolite up to 1.5.9 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sitaram Chamarty gitolite and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-1572. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Sitaram Chamarty gitolite. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 10/04/2011 by Alex (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1572 since 04/05/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79962 (GLSA-201412-09 : Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2011), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (65542), Tenable (79962) and SecurityFocus (BID 46473†). The entries VDB-38354, VDB-55173 and VDB-57640 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 79962
Nessus Name: GLSA-201412-09 : Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2011
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OpenVAS ID: 69559
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2215-1 (gitolite)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: gitolite 1.0
Patch: github.com

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02/21/2011 🔍
04/05/2011 +43 days 🔍
10/04/2011 +182 days 🔍
10/04/2011 +0 days 🔍
12/11/2014 +1164 days 🔍
12/15/2014 +4 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +98 days 🔍
11/23/2021 +2437 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dsa-2215
Researcher: Alex
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1572 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58817
X-Force: 65542
SecurityFocus: 46473 - Gitolite 'ADC' Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/23/2021 08:05
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 02/11/2019 16:22 (4), 11/23/2021 07:59 (4), 11/23/2021 08:05 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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