CVE-2024-44625Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated code execution via symlink-following file write

Published Nov 15, 2024 · Updated Nov 20, 2024

Path traversal in Gogs 0.13.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute code through the repository web editor. An early exit in editFilePost skips its symlink check for a renamed nonexistent path, after which UpdateRepoFile uses os.WriteFile and follows the link outside the clone. A default installation is exposed when an account can push to a repository and edit its files, allowing a server-side Git hook to be overwritten and executed.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability15.87%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Gogs 0.13.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute code through the repository web editor. An early exit in editFilePost skips its symlink check for a renamed nonexistent path, after which UpdateRepoFile uses os.WriteFile and follows the link outside the clone. A default installation is exposed when an account can push to a repository and edit its files, allowing a server-side Git hook to be overwritten and executed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-44625
Published
Nov 15, 2024
Updated
Nov 20, 2024
Vendor
Gogs
Product
Gogs
Classifications
CWE-22, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 20, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=0.13.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Gogs · Gogsversion=0 <=0.13.0

Published CVSS scores

8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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