CVE-2013-4451

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Published Sep 21, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-4322	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.1% (3.079% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/3dad4f8e3214d6ab5f71823019a624fa48b055a3
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite/Tu1sjaf7A4A/discussion
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/21/11
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63237

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Gitolite Gitolite

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:45 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Sep 21, 2018, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:45 PM
Reserved: Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:57 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 21, 2018, 5:29 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:57 PM

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