Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the print_fileinfo function in ui-diff.c in…
Priority LOW 21CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the print_fileinfo function in ui-diff.c in cgit 0.9.0.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename associated with the rename hint.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01882 79th 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:lars_hjemli:cgit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.9.0.2 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.1 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.2 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.3 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.9.0.2 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
Show 17 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.1 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.2 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.1 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.1.1 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2.1 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2.2 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.3 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.3.1 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.3.2 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.3.3 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.3.4 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.3.5 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
| cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.0.1 | Vulnerable | Lars Hjemli |
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1.1 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2.1 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2.2 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3.1 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3.2 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3.3 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3.4 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3.5 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
- cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0.1 Vulnerable ·Lars Hjemli
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2711
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wc45-7552-hh9r
References
Patch 8
- [oss-security] 20110724 Re: Re: CVE Request -- cGit -- XSS flaw in rename hint
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725042
- [oss-security] 20110724 Re: Re: CVE Request -- cGit -- XSS flaw in rename hint
- http://hjemli.net/git/cgit/commit/?h=stable&id=bebe89d7c11a92bf206bf6e528c51ffa8ecbc0d5
- 74050
- [oss-security] 20110722 CVE Request -- cGit -- XSS flaw in rename hint
- [oss-security] 20110722 Re: CVE Request -- cGit -- XSS flaw in rename hint
- [cgit] 20110722 [PATCH] Fix potential XSS vulnerability in rename hint
Advisory 1
More Lars Hjemli Cgit vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-03807 Heap-based buffer overflow in the substr function in parsing.c in cgit 0.9.0.3 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2012-03888 Argument injection vulnerability in syntax-highlighting.sh in cgit 9.0.3 and earlier… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2011-00886 Off-by-one error in the convert_query_hexchar function in html.c in cgit.cgi in cgit… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2013-01886 Directory traversal vulnerability in the cgit_parse_readme function in ui-summary.c in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2011-2711 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-2711 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wc45-7552-hh9r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-2711 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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