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CVE-2012-4548 json

Argument injection vulnerability in syntax-highlighting.sh in cgit 9.0.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with permissions to…

published 2012-11-11 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4476

cvss
6.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • cgit openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.0-1.3

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10137-1

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-2012-4548 updated cvss 8.5

cgit: syntax-highlighting.sh command injection

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not 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

2.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.0 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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