CVE-2016-1900: XSS

Published Jan 20, 2016
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Updated

CRLF injection vulnerability in the cgitprinthttpheaders function in ui-shared.c in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers with permission to write to a repository to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks or cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via newline characters in a filename.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Fedoraproject Fedora=22
Cgit Project Cgit<=0.11.2

Event History

Jan 20, 2016
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1900?

CVE-2016-1900 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for HTTP response splitting and XSS attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2016-1900?

To fix CVE-2016-1900, upgrade to CGit version 0.12 or later.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2016-1900?

CVE-2016-1900 affects users of CGit versions up to 0.11.2 and Fedora 22.

4

What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2016-1900?

CVE-2016-1900 can be exploited for HTTP response splitting attacks and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

5

What are the implications of CVE-2016-1900?

The implications of CVE-2016-1900 include the potential for unauthorized data manipulation and unauthorized access to sensitive user information through crafted HTTP responses.

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