What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-4506?

CVE-2012-4506 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.8%.

Gitolite CVE-2012-4506

MEDIUM

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2012-10-22 secalert@redhat.com

Path Traversal Gitolite

4.6

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.6 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 22, 2012 - 23:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Directory traversal vulnerability in gitolite 3.x before 3.1, when wild card repositories and a pattern matching "../" are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary repositories and possibly perform other actions via a .. (dot dot) in a repository name.

AnalysisAI

Directory traversal vulnerability in gitolite 3.x before 3.1, when wild card repositories and a pattern matching "../" are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary repositories. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. Directory traversal vulnerability in gitolite 3.x before 3.1, when wild card repositories and a pattern matching "../" are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary repositories and possibly perform other actions via a .. (dot dot) in a repository name. Affected products include: Gitolite, Sitaram Chamarty Gitolite. Version information: before 3.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.