CVE-2011-2711

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-2711
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-08-03 00:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the print_fileinfo function in ui-diff.c in cgit 0.9.0.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename associated with the rename hint.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.2 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.3 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.4 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.5 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.6 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.6.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.6.2 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.6.3 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.7 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.7.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.7.2 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.1.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.2 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.2.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.2.2 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.3 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.3.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.3.2 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.3.3 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.3.4 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.3.5 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.9 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.9.0.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.osvdb.org/74050 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org Patch
oss-security - CVE Request -- cGit -- XSS flaw in rename hint af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
hermes.opensuse.org/messages/10998459 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hermes.opensuse.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- cGit -- XSS flaw in rename hint af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- cGit -- XSS flaw in rename hint af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Bug 725042 – CVE-2011-2711 cgit: XSS flaw in rename hint af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
cgit Rename Hint Script Insertion Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
cgit - a web frontend for git repositories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hjemli.net Patch
cgit HTML Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: Re: CVE Request -- cGit -- XSS flaw in rename hint af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
[PATCH] Fix potential XSS vulnerability in rename hint af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hjemli.net Patch
SUSE update for cgit - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - Re: Re: CVE Request -- cGit -- XSS flaw in rename hint af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
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