Gitea before 1.17.3 does not sanitize and escape refs in the git backend.
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-88Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-88.
Summary
Gitea before 1.17.3 does not sanitize and escape refs in the git backend. Arguments to git commands are mishandled.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01431 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/go-gitea/gitea (Go): 1.17.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/go-gitea/gitea (Go) | before 1.17.3 | 1.17.3 | Patch available | GHSA-w8xw-7crf-h23x |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.17.3 Fixed in 1.17.3 Patch available GHSA-w8xw-7crf-h23x
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-w8xw-7crf-h23x github.com/go-gitea/gitea (Go) Fixed in 1.17.3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 6 products
- Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
- OpenShift Serverless
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
- Red Hat Quay 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42968
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8xw-7crf-h23x
References
More Gitea vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2022-42968 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-42968 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w8xw-7crf-h23x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-42968 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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