low
3.5
CWE
79
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2011-2711: XSS

First published: Fri Jul 22 2011(Updated: )

An cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in the way cgit, a fast web interface for Git, processed the file name in the rename hint. A remote attacker, valid CGit user with push access to the repository, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary web script or HTML code via a push commit message, renaming some file to a file with specially-crafted file name. References: [1] <a href="http://hjemli.net/pipermail/cgit/2011-July/000276.html">http://hjemli.net/pipermail/cgit/2011-July/000276.html</a>

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
cgit by Lars Hjemli<=0.9.0.2
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.1
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.2
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.3
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.4
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.5
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.6
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.6.1
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.6.2
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.6.3
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.7
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.7.1
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.7.2
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.8
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.8.1
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.8.1.1
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.8.2
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.8.2.1
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.8.2.2
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.8.3
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.8.3.1
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.8.3.2
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.8.3.3
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.8.3.4
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.8.3.5
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.9
cgit by Lars Hjemli=0.9.0.1

Remedy

http://hjemli.net/git/cgit/commit/?h=stable&id=bebe89d7c11a92bf206bf6e528c51ffa8ecbc0d5

Remedy

http://hjemli.net/pipermail/cgit/2011-July/000276.html

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/2

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/7

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/24/3

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/24/4

Remedy

http://www.osvdb.org/74050

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725042

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2011-2711?

    CVE-2011-2711 has a medium severity level, allowing a remote attacker to exploit an XSS vulnerability.

  • How can I fix CVE-2011-2711?

    To fix CVE-2011-2711, you should update to a version of cgit that is greater than 0.9.0.2, as this vulnerability has been addressed in later releases.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2011-2711?

    CVE-2011-2711 affects valid users of cgit who have push access to the repository and are using vulnerable versions of the software.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2011-2711?

    CVE-2011-2711 is classified as a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

  • What can an attacker achieve with CVE-2011-2711?

    An attacker leveraging CVE-2011-2711 can execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML code in the context of a user accessing the affected cgit instance.

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