VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-42968
Gitea before 1.17.3 does not sanitize and escape refs in the git backend.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.14%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Gitea before 1.17.3 does not sanitize and escape refs in the git backend. Arguments to git commands are mishandled.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.14% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-88
- Affected
- gitea/gitea
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/21463Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.17.3Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-14Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/21463Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.17.3Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-14Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.