CVE-2011-2711 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the print_fileinfo function in ui-diff.c in cgit 0.9.0.2 and earlier allows remote authenticate…
published 2011-08-03 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-2692
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the print_fileinfo function in ui-diff.c in cgit 0.9.0.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename associated with the rename hint.
Patch / fix
- cgit openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.0-1.3
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10137-1
- hjemli.net/git/cgit/commit/?h=stable&id=bebe89d7c11a92bf206bf6e528c51… commit
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/24/4 patch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725042 patch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/24/3 patch
- osvdb.org/74050 patch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/2 patch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/7 patch
- hjemli.net/pipermail/cgit/2011-July/000276.html patch
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2011-2711 updated cvss 3.3
cgit: XSS flaw in rename hint
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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hjemli.net
/git/cgit/commit/?h=stable&id=bebe89d7c11a92bf206bf6e528c51ffa8ecbc0d5
patch
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/07/24/4
mailing-list, patch
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=725042
patch
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/07/24/3
mailing-list, patch
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osvdb.org
/74050
vdb-entry, patch
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/2
mailing-list, patch
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/7
mailing-list, patch
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hjemli.net
/pipermail/cgit/2011-July/000276.html
mailing-list, patch
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hermes.opensuse.org
/messages/10998459
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/45358
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/48866
vdb-entry
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/6
mailing-list
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secunia.com
/advisories/45541
third-party-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/68754
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-2711
- NVD CVE-2011-2711
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