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TI-2020-17503 Aliases CVE-2020-28991GHSA-r7h7-chh4-5rvm

Gitea 0.9.99 through 1.12.x before 1.12.6 does not prevent a git protocol path that…

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

Gitea 0.9.99 through 1.12.x before 1.12.6 does not prevent a git protocol path that specifies a TCP port number and also contains newlines (with URL encoding) in ParseRemoteAddr in modules/auth/repo_form.go.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01736 77th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Fixed github.com/go-gitea/gitea (Go): 1.12.6

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/go-gitea/gitea (Go)0.9.99 to before 1.12.61.12.6Patch availableGHSA-r7h7-chh4-5rvm
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/go-gitea/gitea (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.9.99 to before 1.12.6 Fixed in 1.12.6 Patch available GHSA-r7h7-chh4-5rvm

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.99 to before 1.12.6VulnerableGitea
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.99 to before 1.12.6 Vulnerable ·Gitea

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-r7h7-chh4-5rvm github.com/go-gitea/gitea (Go) Fixed in 1.12.6 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28991
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r7h7-chh4-5rvm

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • 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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