CVE-2018-16976

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-09-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

Gitolite before 3.6.9 does not (in certain configurations involving @all or a regex) properly restrict access to a Git repository that is in the process of being migrated until the full set of migration steps has been completed. This can allow valid users to obtain unintended access.

Affected products

Gitolite: before 3.6.9 — fixed in 3.6.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Gitolite 3.6.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bugs.debian.org/908699
https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/dc13dfca8fdae5634bb0865f7e9822d2a268ed59
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite-announce/WrwDTYdbfRg
https://bugs.debian.org/908699
https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/dc13dfca8fdae5634bb0865f7e9822d2a268ed59
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/gitolite-announce/WrwDTYdbfRg

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