#VU68308 Stored cross-site scripting in gogs - CVE-2022-32174
Published: October 14, 2022 / Updated: December 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68308
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32174
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
gogs
gogs
Software vendor:
gogs.io
gogs.io
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the select assignee component. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.