VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-4506

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.07%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-10-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Primary references