Pagure: _update_file_in_git() follows symbolic links in temporary clones
Priority LOW 34CWE-552Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-552.
Summary
A vulnerability was discovered in Pagure server. If a malicious user were to submit a git repository with symbolic links, the server could unintentionally show incorporate and make visible content from outside the git repo.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00425 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed pagure: 5.14.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | pagure | before 5.14.1 | 5.14.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- pagure Vendor— Affected before 5.14.1 Fixed in 5.14.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA pagure Fixed in 5.14.1
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4981
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vw7p-rwg9-7mrq
References
More Red Hat Pagure vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-04629 Pagure: path traversal in view_issue_raw_file() CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2017-14758 Pagure 3.3.0 and earlier is vulnerable to loss of confidentially due to improper authorization CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-08638 Pagure before 5.6 allows XSS via the templates/blame.html blame view. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2016-09290 Pagure: XSS possible in file attachment endpoint CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2019-05376 Pagure 5.2 leaks API keys by e-mailing them to users. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2016-09281 Pagure 2.2.1 XSS in raw file endpoint CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-4981 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-4981 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vw7p-rwg9-7mrq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-4981 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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