Deadlock Vulnerability in Gitea Repository Ownership Transfer
CVE-2020-13246

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Gitea

Status
Gitea
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 May 2020

What is CVE-2020-13246?

An issue exists in Gitea that allows an attacker to trigger a deadlock scenario. This occurs during the process of transferring ownership of a repository between organizations. If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to a complete halt of the ownership transfer operations, thereby affecting the availability and functionality of the affected repositories. Developers using Gitea should ensure they are running the latest version to mitigate this issue.

References

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/10549
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https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/11438
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmVgADSVS88
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2020-13246 : Deadlock Vulnerability in Gitea Repository Ownership Transfer