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LOW · 3.7

CVE-2016-1899

CRLF injection vulnerability in the ui-blob handler in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks or cross-site scripting (XS...

Vulnerability Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in the ui-blob handler in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks or cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via CRLF sequences in the mimetype parameter, as demonstrated by a request to blob/cgit.c.

CVSS Score

3.7

LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
FedoraprojectFedora22
Cgit ProjectCgit<= 0.11.2

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-1899?

CVE-2016-1899 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.7 (LOW). CRLF injection vulnerability in the ui-blob handler in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks or cross-site scripting (XS...

How severe is CVE-2016-1899?

CVE-2016-1899 has been rated LOW with a CVSS base score of 3.7/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-1899?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Fedoraproject Fedora, Cgit Project Cgit.