CVE-2012-4548

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.

Published: 2012-11-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4548 is rated Moderate Risk (55.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.75%). EPSS rose +2.08% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4548

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 0.68% 2.75% +2.08%
2 2025-03-30 0.64% 0.68% +0.04%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.64% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4548

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4548

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-4548

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2012-4548 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cgit), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4548

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-4548

Comment: Per http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/88.html'CWE-88: Argument Injection or Modification'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4548

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lars_hjemli cgit <= 0.9.0.3 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.9.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4548

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