CVE-2012-4548

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4548
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-11 13:00:54 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionArgument injection vulnerability in syntax-highlighting.sh in cgit 9.0.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with permissions to add files to execute arbitrary commands via the --plug-in argument to the highlight command.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

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 0.9.0.2 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
870713 – (CVE-2012-4548) CVE-2012-4548 cgit: syntax-highlighting.sh command injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:1422-1: important: update for cgit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:1461-1: important: update for cgit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - CVE Request: cgit command injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: cgit command injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Security Advisory SA51222 - SUSE update for cgit - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA51167 - SUSE update for cgit - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
cgit - A hyperfast web frontend for git repositories written in C. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.zx2c4.com
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:1460-1: important: update for cgit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA50734 - cgit Denial of Service and Command Injection Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:1421-1: important: update for cgit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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