High severity · published Apr 15, 2019
CVE-2019-11229
models/repo_mirror.go in Gitea before 1.7.6 and 1.8.x before 1.8-RC3 mishandles mirror repo URL settings, leading to remote code execution
8.8
CVSS
55%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
models/repo_mirror.go in Gitea before 1.7.6 and 1.8.x before 1.8-RC3 mishandles mirror repo URL settings, leading to remote code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)55.0% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
Gitea · Gitea
before 1.7.6; 1.8.0; 1.8.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11229
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11229
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160833/Gitea-1.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Release Notes
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.7.6
Release Notes
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.8.0-rc3
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