CVE-2018-16976 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly restrict access to a Git repository that is in the process of being migrated until the full set of migration steps has been completed. This can allow valid users to obtain unintended access.

Published: 2018-09-12

Score: 8.1 High

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-8762	Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly restrict access to a Git repository that is in the process of being migrated until the full set of migration steps has been completed. This can allow valid users to obtain unintended access.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01166.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.debian.org/908699
https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/dc13dfca8fdae5634bb0865f7e9822d2a268ed59
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite-announce/WrwDTYdbfRg

History

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Subscriptions

Gitolite Gitolite

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-09-12T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:09:28.927Z

Reserved: 2018-09-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16976

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-12T22:29:00.517

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:45:09.533

Link: CVE-2018-16976

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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