Auth bypass in Gitea
CVE-2022-38183
In Gitea before 1.16.9, it was possible for users to add existing issues to projects. Due to improper access controls, an attacker could assign any issue to any project in Gitea (there was no permission check for fetching the issue). As a result, the attacker would get access to private issue titles.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- blog.gitea.io/2022/07/gitea-1.16.9-is-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- herolab.usd.de/security-advisories/usd-2022-0015/ (Broken Link)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-14 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38183?
- CVE-2022-38183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitea, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38183?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.