What is CVE-2023-49946?

CVE-2023-49946 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Forgejo, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-12-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-49946?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Forgejo

CVE-2023-49946

In Forgejo before 1.20.5-1, certain endpoints do not check whether an object belongs to a repository for which permissions are being checked. This allows remote attackers to read private issues, read private pull requests, delete issues, and perform other unauthorized actions.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Forgejo
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Not Applicable)
cve@mitre.org (Not Applicable)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49946?: CVE-2023-49946 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Forgejo, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-12-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-49946?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.