CVE-2012-4506
Directory traversal vulnerability in gitolite 3.x before 3.1, when wild card repositories and a...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-4506- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-4506- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4435 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4435- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v55m-w3r7-pwm6 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in gitolite 3.x before 3.1, when wild card repositories and a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-v55m-w3r7-pwm6- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4506 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Gitolite, published October 22, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.07%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
groups.google.com/forum
securityfocus.com/bid/55853
github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/f636ce3ba3e340569b26d1e47b9d9b62dd8a3bf2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/1
secunia.com/advisories/50896
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79130
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4506