Remote Code Execution in Gogs

Description

Gogs <0.13.2 is vulnerable to symbolic link path traversal that enables remote code execution via the editFilePost function of internal/route/repo/editor.go.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
high
Advisory on GitHub
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Published (advisory)
2024-11-15 18:30:51 UTC
Updated
2025-10-08 14:27:53 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2024-11-15 21:09:25 UTC
NVD published
2024-11-15

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
75.12% 98.87%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
8.8 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Credits

  • julianladisch (analyst)

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
go gogs.io/gogs < 0.13.2 0.13.2

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence