Sitaram Chamarty gitolite up to 3.04 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sitaram Chamarty gitolite 3.0/3.01/3.02/3.03/3.04. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-4506. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sitaram Chamarty gitolite 3.0/3.01/3.02/3.03/3.04 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. 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 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.

The weakness was published 10/22/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at groups.google.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4506 since 08/21/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62553 (FreeBSD : gitolite -- path traversal vulnerability (f94befcd-1289-11e2-a25e-525400272390)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79130), Tenable (62553), SecurityFocus (BID 55853†), Secunia (SA50896†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36791†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 62553
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : gitolite -- path traversal vulnerability (f94befcd-1289-11e2-a25e-525400272390)
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OpenVAS ID: 72504
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: gitolite
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: gitolite 3.0
Patch: github.com

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08/21/2012 🔍
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03/24/2015 +883 days 🔍
12/19/2021 +2462 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: f636ce3ba3e340569b26d1e47b9d9b62dd8a3bf2
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CVE: CVE-2012-4506 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4506
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62735
X-Force: 79130
SecurityFocus: 55853 - Gitolite CVE-2012-4506 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 50896 - gitolite Directory Traversal Security Issue, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 36791 - Gitolite 3.0 Remote Security Bypass via a Crafted URL Containing \, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/19/2021 14:26
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (67), 04/19/2017 22:22 (6), 12/19/2021 14:24 (4), 12/19/2021 14:26 (1)
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