Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Gitea by Gitea Team
CVE-2021-45330

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Gitea

Status
Gitea
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 February 2022

What is CVE-2021-45330?

A security issue exists in Gitea that allows malicious users to gain unauthorized privileges. This vulnerability arises from a flaw in session management, where client-side cookies are not properly invalidated, leading to sessions remaining valid on the server-side for reuse. As a result, attackers can exploit this weakness to execute unauthorized actions within the Gitea environment.

References

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/4336
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2021-45330 : Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Gitea by Gitea Team