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CVE-2013-2117
Directory traversal vulnerability in the cgit_parse_readme function in ui-summary.c in cgit before 0.9.2, when a readme file is set to a…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.8%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the cgit_parse_readme function in ui-summary.c in cgit before 0.9.2, when a readme file is set to a filesystem path, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the url parameter.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- 54186 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?h=wip&id=babf94e04e74123eb658a823213c062663cdadd6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1303 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20130527 Re: CVE Request: cgit directory traversal (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [CGit] 20130527 [ANNOUNCE] CGIT v0.9.2 Released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1207 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
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