CVE-2018-14912
cgit_clone_objects in CGit before 1.2.1 has a directory traversal vulnerability when `enable-http-clone=1` is not turned off, as…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 92.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
cgit_clone_objects in CGit before 1.2.1 has a directory traversal vulnerability when `enable-http-clone=1` is not turned off, as demonstrated by a cgit/cgit.cgi/git/objects/?path=../ request.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module, a Nuclei template and an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Metasploit modules1 module
- cgit Directory Traversal (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
auxiliary/scanner/http/cgit_traversalRank normaldisclosed 3 Aug 2018
Nuclei templates1 template
- cgit < 1.2.1 - Directory Traversal (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-14912.yamlSeverity high
Exploit-DB1 entry
- cgit 1.2.1 - Directory Traversal (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 45195webapps, linuxpublished 14 Aug 2018Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 45195 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 92.0% · top 0.2% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180806 [SECURITY] [DLA-1459-1] cgit security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 45195 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- DSA-4263 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1627 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2018-August/004176.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-6794 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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