Vulnerability identifier: #VU31112

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11228

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Gitea
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: The Gitea Authors

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

repo/setting.go in Gitea before 1.7.6 and 1.8.x before 1.8-RC3 does not validate the form.MirrorAddress before calling SaveAddress.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gitea: 1.7.0 - 1.7.5

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External links
http://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.7.6
http://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.8.0-rc3

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.