CVE-2011-2711

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.

Published: 2011-08-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-2711 is rated Moderate Risk (42.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.88%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.51% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2711

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.37% 1.88% +1.51%
2 2025-03-30 0.28% 0.37% +0.09%
3 2025-03-29 0.28%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2711

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2711

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2711

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lars_hjemli cgit <= 0.9.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2711

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