CVE-2013-2117

Directory traversal vulnerability in the cgit_parse_readme function in ui-summary.c in cgit before 0.9.2, when a readme file is set to a filesystem path, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the url parameter.

Published: 2013-08-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-2117 is rated Moderate Risk (44.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.75%). EPSS rose +1.20% 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-2013-2117

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 0.55% 1.75% +1.20%
2 2025-03-30 0.62% 0.55% -0.07%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.62% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2117

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2117

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-2117

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2013-2117 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-2013-2117

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2117

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jason_a_donenfeld cgit <= 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:jason_a_donenfeld: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lars_hjemli cgit 0.9.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2117

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