Gogs up to 0.13.3 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Gogs up to 0.13.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-23633. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Gogs up to 0.13.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. In version 0.13.3 and prior, there is an arbitrary file read/write via path traversal in Git hook editing. This issue has been patched in versions 0.13.4 and 0.14.0+dev.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-23633 since 01/14/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 0.13.4 or 0.14.0+dev eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0338). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Open Source Gogs

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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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: Gogs 0.13.4/0.14.0+dev

Timelineinfo

01/14/2026 CVE reserved
02/06/2026 +23 days Advisory disclosed
02/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/09/2026 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-mrph-w4hh-gx3g
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-23633 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-23633
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-344719
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0338 - Gogs: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2026 21:20
Updated: 02/09/2026 11:54
Changes: 02/06/2026 21:20 (63), 02/09/2026 11:54 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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