CVE-2024-54148Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated server compromise via symlink file editing

Published Dec 23, 2024 · Updated Dec 24, 2024

Path traversal in Gogs before 0.13.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain SSH access by editing a crafted repository symlink. The editFilePost handler checked the renamed destination but failed to reject the original tree entry when it was a symlink, allowing writes through it to another repository's .git/config. Repository write access and the web editor are required; a modified sshCommand setting executes attacker-chosen commands during later repository activity.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability0.86%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Gogs before 0.13.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain SSH access by editing a crafted repository symlink. The editFilePost handler checked the renamed destination but failed to reject the original tree entry when it was a symlink, allowing writes through it to another repository's .git/config. Repository write access and the web editor are required; a modified sshCommand setting executes attacker-chosen commands during later repository activity.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-54148
Published
Dec 23, 2024
Updated
Dec 24, 2024
Vendor
Gogs
Product
Gogs
Classifications
CWE-22, CWE-61, T1059.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 24, 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=< 0.13.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Gogs · Gogsversion=< 0.13.1

Published CVSS scores

8.7GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
9.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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')
CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
T1059.004Unix Shell

Public exploit references

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