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TI-2018-14688 Aliases CVE-2018-20683GHSA-rx5g-g97h-39pr

commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables rsync, mishandles the…

Priority LOW 39CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

commands/rsync in Gitolite before 3.6.11, if .gitolite.rc enables rsync, mishandles the rsync command line, which allows attackers to have a "bad" impact by triggering use of an option other than -v, -n, -q, or -P.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02009 80th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.6.11VulnerableGitolite
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitolite:gitolite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.6.11 Vulnerable ·Gitolite

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20683
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rx5g-g97h-39pr

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • 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-2018-12127 Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex)… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2011-01391 Directory traversal vulnerability in the Admin Defined Commands (ADC) feature in gitolite… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • 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

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