What is CVE-2021-45330?

CVE-2021-45330 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gitea, classified under Incomplete Cleanup. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-45330?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-45330 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Gitea

CVE-2021-45330

An issue exsits in Gitea through 1.15.7, which could let a malicious user gain privileges due to client side cookies not being deleted and the session remains valid on the server side for reuse.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gitea
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-459 — Incomplete Cleanup

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45330?: CVE-2021-45330 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gitea, classified under Incomplete Cleanup. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-45330?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-45330 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.