Directory traversal vulnerability in the Admin Defined Commands (ADC) feature in gitolite…
Priority LOW 35CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Admin Defined Commands (ADC) feature in gitolite before 1.5.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via .. (dot dot) sequences in admin-defined commands.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02919 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 27
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.9 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.50 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.55 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.60 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.65 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.70 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.80 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.85 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.90 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.95 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.9 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.50 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.55 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.60 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.65 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.70 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.80 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.85 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.90 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.95 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
Show 17 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.3 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.4 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.5 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.6 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.7 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.8 | Vulnerable | Gitolite |
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
- cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·Gitolite
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1572
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p433-95xh-9wg5
References
Patch 4
Advisory 1
More Gitolite vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-03902 gitolite commit fa06a34 through 3.5.3 might allow attackers to have unspecified impact… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2010-02350 gitolite before 1.4.1 does not filter src/ or hooks/ from path names. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-14688 commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables rsync, mishandles the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2018-12127 Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex)… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2013-05889 gitolite before commit fa06a34 might allow local users to read arbitrary files in… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2012-03848 Directory traversal vulnerability in gitolite 3.x before 3.1, when wild card repositories… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2011-1572 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-1572 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p433-95xh-9wg5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-1572 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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