Critical severity · published Nov 4, 2018
CVE-2018-18925
Gogs 0.11.66 allows remote code execution because it does not properly validate session IDs, as demonstrated by a ".." session-file forgery in the file session provider in file.go
9.8
CVSS
31.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Gogs 0.11.66 allows remote code execution because it does not properly validate session IDs, as demonstrated by a ".." session-file forgery in the file session provider in file.go. This is related to session ID handling in the go-macaron/session code for Macaron.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)31.1% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GO
Gogs · Gogs
through 0.11.66 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18925
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18925
Patch
https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/5469
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