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CVE-2016-1899

CRLF injection vulnerability in the ui-blob handler in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers...

3.7 LowFix available

CVE-2016-1899 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Cgit Project Cgit, published January 20, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.93%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in cgit 0.11.2.git2.3.2-1.1.

CRLF injection vulnerability in the ui-blob handler in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks or cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via CRLF sequences in the mimetype parameter, as demonstrated by a request to blob/cgit.c.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.93%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.7

CRLF injection vulnerability in the ui-blob handler in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks or cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via CRLF sequences in the mimetype parameter, as demonstrated by a request to blob/cgit.c.

Record
CVE-2016-1899
CVSS 3.0
3.7 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

CRLF injection vulnerability in the ui-blob handler in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks or cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via CRLF sequences in the mimetype parameter, as demonstrated by a request to blob/cgit.c.

Record
CVE-2016-1899
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2993 No score

CRLF injection vulnerability in the ui-blob handler in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks or cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via CRLF sequences in the mimetype parameter, as demonstrated by a request to blob/cgit.c.

Record
EUVD-2016-2993
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-53jj-rpcg-6cc6 3.7

CRLF injection vulnerability in the ui-blob handler in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers...

CRLF injection vulnerability in the ui-blob handler in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks or cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via CRLF sequences in the mimetype parameter, as demonstrated by a request to blob/cgit.c.

Record
GHSA-53jj-rpcg-6cc6
CVSS 3.0
3.7 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 3.7

CRLF injection vulnerability in the ui-blob handler in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks or cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via CRLF sequences in the mimetype parameter, as demonstrated by a request to blob/cgit.c.

Record
CVE-2016-1899
CVSS 3.0
3.7 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-1899 3.7

CRLF injection vulnerability in the ui-blob handler in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks or cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via CRLF sequences in the mimetype parameter, as demonstrated by a request to blob/cgit.c.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1899
CVSS 3.0
3.7 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1899 3.7

CRLF injection vulnerability in the ui-blob handler in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks or cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via CRLF sequences in the mimetype parameter, as demonstrated by a request to blob/cgit.c.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1899
CVSS 3.0
3.7 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0047 No score

Updated cgit packages fix security vulnerability

Reflected Cross Site Scripting and Header Injection in Mimetype Query String in cgit before 0.12 (CVE-2016-1899).

Stored Cross Site Scripting and Header Injection in Filename Parameter in cgit before 0.12 (CVE-2016-1900).

Integer Overflow resulting in Buffer Overflow in cgit before 0.12 (CVE-2016-1901).

Record
MGASA-2016-0047
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10137-1 No score

cgit-1.0-1.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the cgit-1.0-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10137-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cgit
Debian:12
before 0.11.2.git2.3.2-1.1
0.11.2.git2.3.2-1.1
cgit
Debian:13
before 0.11.2.git2.3.2-1.1
0.11.2.git2.3.2-1.1
cgit
Debian:14
before 0.11.2.git2.3.2-1.1
0.11.2.git2.3.2-1.1
cgit
Debian:8
before 0.10.2.git2.0.1-3+deb8u1, plus listed versions
0.10.2.git2.0.1-3
0.10.2.git2.0.1-3+deb8u1
cgit
Mageia:5
before 0.12-1.mga5
0.12-1.mga5
cgit
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.0-1.3
1.0-1.3

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03affected
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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