CVE-2022-42968

CRITICAL

Gitea <1.17.3 - Code Injection

Title source: llm

Description

Gitea before 1.17.3 does not sanitize and escape refs in the git backend. Arguments to git commands are mishandled.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0053
EPSS Percentile 66.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-88
Status published

Affected Products (2)

gitea/gitea < 1.17.3
go-gitea/gitea < 1.17.3Go

Timeline

Published Oct 16, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026