VDB-206393 · CVE-2022-38183 · GCVE-0-2022-38183

Gitea up to 1.16.8 Issue access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gitea up to 1.16.8. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Issue Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-38183. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gitea up to 1.16.8 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Issue Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Gitea before 1.16.9, it was possible for users to add existing issues to projects. Due to improper access controls, an attacker could assign any issue to any project in Gitea (there was no permission check for fetching the issue). As a result, the attacker would get access to private issue titles.

The weakness was presented 08/13/2022. The advisory is shared at blog.gitea.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-38183 since 08/12/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.16.9 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at blog.gitea.io.

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Productinfo

Name

Gitea

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Gitea 1.16.9

Timelineinfo

08/12/2022 🔍
08/13/2022 +1 days 🔍
08/13/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/11/2022 +29 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.gitea.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38183 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38183
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-206393

Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2022 07:52
Updated: 09/11/2022 11:55
Changes: 08/13/2022 07:52 (40), 09/11/2022 11:55 (11)
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