Critical severity · published Oct 16, 2022
CVE-2022-42968
Gitea before 1.17.3 does not sanitize and escape refs in the git backend
9.8
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Gitea before 1.17.3 does not sanitize and escape refs in the git backend. Arguments to git commands are mishandled.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/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)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
Gitea · Gitea
before 1.17.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42968
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42968
Patch
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/21463
Release Notes
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.17.3
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-14
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