TI-2018-13407 Aliases CVE-2018-18926 GHSA-hf6f-jq25-8gq9

Gitea before 1.5.4 allows remote code execution because it does not properly validate…

MEDIUM 48CWE-384Published 2018-11-04 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Spoofing, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-384 and CWE-94.

Summary

Gitea before 1.5.4 allows remote code execution because it does not properly validate session IDs. This is related to session ID handling in the go-macaron/session code for Macaron.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03041 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed code.gitea.io/gitea (Go): 1.5.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	code.gitea.io/gitea (Go)	before 1.5.2	1.5.2	Patch available	GHSA-hf6f-jq25-8gq9

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.5.2 Fixed in 1.5.2 Patch available GHSA-hf6f-jq25-8gq9

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea::::::::	before 1.5.4	Vulnerable	Gitea

cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·Gitea

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-hf6f-jq25-8gq9 code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Fixed in 1.5.2 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18926
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hf6f-jq25-8gq9

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/5140

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18926

Other 2

TI-2026-42785 Gitea before 1.27.1 allows remote code execution via the diffpatch API through Git hook installation. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-11072 The git hook feature in Gitea 1.1.0 through 1.12.5 might allow for authenticated remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2022-12910 Gitea before 1.16.7 does not escape git fetch remote. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2019-08404 models/repo_mirror.go in Gitea before 1.7.6 and 1.8.x before 1.8-RC3 mishandles mirror… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-00955 Open Redirect on login in go-gitea/gitea CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2026-68968 Push-to-create bypass of FORCE_PRIVATE policy in Gitea CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

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Sources

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