CVE-2018-14912

cgit_clone_objects in CGit before 1.2.1 has a directory traversal vulnerability when enable-http-clone=1 is not turned off, as demonstrated by a cgit/cgit.cgi/git/objects/?path=../ request.

Published: Aug 3, 2018
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-2018-14912
Severity: Medium
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: Medium
Score: 5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWEs:

CWE-22

OWASP TOP 10:

A5 - Broken Access Control

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
cgit_project / cgit	-	1.2.1
debian / debian_linux	8.0	8.0.x
debian / debian_linux	9.0	9.0.x

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1627
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00005.html
https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2018-August/004176.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4263
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45195/

Vulnerability Database

CVE-2018-14912

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