Vulnerability · Published Aug 16, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-38711
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the gitit package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In gitit before 0.15.0.0, the Export feature can be exploited to leak information from files.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | gitit | 0.15.1.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38711 |
| Debian:14 | gitit | 0.15.1.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38711 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | gitit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38711 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | gitit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38711 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | gitit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38711 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | gitit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38711 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | gitit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38711 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/jgm/gitit/compare/0.14.0.0...0.15.0.0 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/jgm/gitit/commit/eed32638f4f6e3b2f4b8a9a04c4b72001acf9ad8 x_refsource_MISC