CVE-2018-20683 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables rsync, mishandles the rsync command line, which allows attackers to have a "bad" impact by triggering use of an option other than -v, -n, -q, or -P.

Published: 2019-01-10

Score: 8.1 High

EPSS: 2.0% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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-2018-13230	commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables rsync, mishandles the rsync command line, which allows attackers to have a "bad" impact by triggering use of an option other than -v, -n, -q, or -P.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02009.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.debian.org/918849
https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/blob/master/CHANGELOG
https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/5df2b817255ee919991da6c310239e08c8fcc1ae
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite-announce/6xbjjmpLePQ

History

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Subscriptions

Gitolite Gitolite

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-01-10T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:05:17.632Z

Reserved: 2019-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-20683

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-01-10T01:29:00.237

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:53:19.060

Link: CVE-2018-20683

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

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