CVE-2024-55947

Gogs has a Path Traversal in file update API

CVSS 4.0 High 8.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. A malicious user is able to write a file to an arbitrary path on the server to gain SSH access to the server. The vulnerability is fixed in 0.13.1.

Key data

CVSS 4.0 High 8.7

Score published by GitHub_M in the CVE record.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No measurable action is needed to get around the system's built-in security controls. The attack is repeatable.
Attack requirements: None
The attack works without any special deployment or execution conditions.
Privileges required: Low
A basic user account is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Vulnerable system: confidentiality: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Vulnerable system: integrity: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Vulnerable system: availability: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
Subsequent systems: confidentiality: None
No effect on other systems' data secrecy.
Subsequent systems: integrity: None
No effect on other systems' data trustworthiness.
Subsequent systems: availability: None
No effect on other systems' availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity	Low	No measurable action is needed to get around the system's built-in security controls. The attack is repeatable.
Attack requirements	None	The attack works without any special deployment or execution conditions.
Privileges required	Low	A basic user account is needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Vulnerable system: confidentiality	High	Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Vulnerable system: integrity	High	Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Vulnerable system: availability	High	Serious or total effect on availability.
Subsequent systems: confidentiality	None	No effect on other systems' data secrecy.
Subsequent systems: integrity	None	No effect on other systems' data trustworthiness.
Subsequent systems: availability	None	No effect on other systems' availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.77685 (77.7% probability)
Percentile: 99.6%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA assessment as of Dec 24, 2024

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation: Public proof of concept recorded by CISA
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

gogs
- affected: < 0.13.1

References

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Timeline

ID reservedDec 13, 2024
Record publishedDec 23, 2024
Record last updatedDec 24, 2024

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