Vulnerability identifier: #VU31190

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000803

CWE-ID: CWE-200

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 gain access to sensitive information.

Gitea version prior to version 1.5.1 contains a CWE-200 vulnerability that can result in Exposure of users private email addresses. This attack appear to be exploitable via Watch a repository to receive email notifications. Emails received contain the other recipients even if they have the email set as private. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.5.1.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gitea: 1.5.0

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External links
http://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/4664
http://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/4664/files#diff-146e0c2b5bb1ea96c9fb73d509456e57

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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.