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CVE-2018-14912

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-10-14 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2018-08-03
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-08-0319:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2018-08-14Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  3. 2023-10-1420:53Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-10-1420:53Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published
9.0= 9.0no fix published
Cgit project cgit
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.2< 1.2.11.2.1

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • cgitUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.11.2.git2.3.2-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • cgitUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.1+git2.10.2-3ubuntu0.1
  • cgitopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 1.2.3-1.10
  • cgitMageia:6all versions · fixed in 0.12-3.1.mga6
  • cgitDebian:14all versions · fixed in 1.1+git2.10.2-3.1
  • cgitDebian:13all versions · fixed in 1.1+git2.10.2-3.1
  • cgitDebian:12all versions · fixed in 1.1+git2.10.2-3.1
  • cgitDebian:9all versions · fixed in 1.1+git2.10.2-3+deb9u1

5 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-14912 Red Hat Product Security

    cgit: directory traversal vulnerability in cgit < 1.2.1

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-45195
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleauxiliary/scanner/http/cgit_traversalrank: normalModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2018-08-03
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is 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 demonstrated by a cgit/cgit.cgi/git/objects/?path=../ request.

Is CVE-2018-14912 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-14912 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 91.9% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-14912?

CVE-2018-14912 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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