CVE-2018-20683

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Published Jan 10, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 8.1 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables rsync, mishandles the rsync command line, which allows attackers to have a "bad" impact by triggering use of an option other than -v, -n, -q, or -P.

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

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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-2018-13230	commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables rsync, mishandles the rsync command line, which allows attackers to have a "bad" impact by triggering use of an option other than -v, -n, -q, or -P.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (2.009% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.debian.org/918849
https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/blob/master/CHANGELOG
https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/5df2b817255ee919991da6c310239e08c8fcc1ae
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite-announce/6xbjjmpLePQ

History

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Subscriptions

Gitolite Gitolite

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 12:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 10, 2019, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 12:05 PM
Reserved: Jan 9, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 10, 2019, 1:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:53 AM

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