CVE-2012-4548

Argument injection vulnerability in syntax-highlighting.sh in cgit 9.0.3 and earlier allows...

6.0 Medium

Argument injection vulnerability in syntax-highlighting.sh in cgit 9.0.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with permissions to add files to execute arbitrary commands via the --plug-in argument to the highlight command.

Exploit likelihood

2.75%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.0

Record: CVE-2012-4548
CVSS 2.0: 6.0 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

Record: CVE-2012-4548
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-4476No score

Record: EUVD-2012-4476
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cwx8-vfpp-jm78No score

Argument injection vulnerability in syntax-highlighting.sh in cgit 9.0.3 and earlier allows...

Record: GHSA-cwx8-vfpp-jm78
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10137-1No 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

lars hjemli cgit

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cgit` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 1.0-1.3	1.0-1.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-4548 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Lars Hjemli Cgit, published November 11, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.75%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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