CVE-2012-4548
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.0EPSS 2.8%EU EUVD
Argument injection vulnerability in syntax-highlighting.sh in cgit 9.0.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with permissions to add files to execute arbitrary commands via the --plug-in argument to the highlight command.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 2.8% (86th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-4476)
- Published
- November 11, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4476 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
- lars hjemli / cgit
References
- http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?id=7ea35f9f8ecf61ab42be9947aae1176ab6e089bd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50734(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51167(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51222
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/28/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/28/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56315
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870713
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79665
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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