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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 91.9%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 91.88% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 14 August 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- cgit project/cgit · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 91.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1627Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2018-August/004176.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4263Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45195/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1627Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2018-August/004176.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4263Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45195/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.