Forgejo up to 1.20.5 Object permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Forgejo up to 1.20.5. Affected is an unknown function of the component Object Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to permission. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-49946. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Forgejo up to 1.20.5. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Object Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Forgejo before 1.20.5-1, certain endpoints do not check whether an object belongs to a repository for which permissions are being checked. This allows remote attackers to read private issues, read private pull requests, delete issues, and perform other unauthorized actions.

The weakness was disclosed 12/04/2023. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-49946 since 12/03/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1222.

Upgrading to version 1.20.5-1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at codeberg.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-53841). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / 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: Forgejo 1.20.5-1

Timelineinfo

12/03/2023 🔍
12/04/2023 +1 days 🔍
12/04/2023 +0 days 🔍
03/05/2026 +822 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: about.gitea.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-49946 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-49946
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246652
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/04/2023 07:20
Updated: 03/05/2026 12:29
Changes: 12/04/2023 07:20 (39), 12/22/2023 09:28 (1), 12/22/2023 09:31 (11), 03/05/2026 12:29 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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