CVE-2022-38795

In Gitea through 1.17.1, repo cloning can occur in the migration function.

Published: 2023-08-07 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-38795 is rated Moderate Risk (46.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-38795

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 2026-05-22 0.27% 0.36% +0.09%
2 2025-03-17 0.05% 0.27% +0.22%
3 2023-08-10 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-38795

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-38795

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-38795

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-38795

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2022-38795: 1 source package rows (gitea); 22 state rows across 2 repos (3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 22. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-38795

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-38795

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gitea gitea <= 1.17.1 cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-38795

cvelogic Threat Intelligence