cgit 'url' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:60164

Info

cgit 'url' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 60164
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2013-2117
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 25 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:25PM
Credit: Jason A. Donenfeld
Vulnerable: S.u.S.E. openSUSE 12.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 12.2
cgit cgit 0.9.1
cgit cgit 0.9.0.3
cgit cgit 0.9.0.2-2
cgit cgit 0.8.3.5
cgit cgit 0.8.3.4
Not Vulnerable: cgit cgit 0.9.2

Discussion

cgit 'url' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

cgit is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue using directory-traversal strings to retrieve arbitrary files outside of the server root directory. This may aid in further attacks.

Solution / Fix

cgit 'url' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

cgit 'url' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

References:

© CVE.report 2026

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report