# 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 demonstrate

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2018-08-03 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00005.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45195/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4263
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1627
- https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2018-August/004176.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45195
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/cgit_traversal.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-14912.yaml

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