Improper locking in Gitea - CVE-2020-13246
Published: May 22, 2020 / Updated: July 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28186
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13246
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack (DoS) on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause a deadlock, resulting in a denial of service condition.
Affected software
Gitea
How to mitigate CVE-2020-13246
Install update from vendor's website.
Gitea - update to 1.11.6