Directory Traversal Vulnerability in Gitea by Gitea Team
CVE-2021-29134

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Gitea

Status
Gitea
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 March 2022

What is CVE-2021-29134?

The avatar middleware in Gitea versions before 1.13.6 is susceptible to a directory traversal vulnerability. This flaw permits an attacker to craft a malicious URL that can be used to access files and directories outside of the intended root directory. By leveraging this vulnerability, unauthorized users could potentially view sensitive files on the server, which could lead to further exploitation. Users are advised to upgrade to Gitea version 1.13.6 or later to remediate this issue.

References

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/15125/files
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https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.13.6
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2021-29134 : Directory Traversal Vulnerability in Gitea by Gitea Team