Gogs deletion of internal files allows remote command execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-552.
Summary
Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to version 0.13.3, it's still possible to delete files under the .git directory and achieve remote command execution due to an insufficient patch for CVE-2024-39931. Unprivileged user accounts can execute arbitrary commands on the Gogs instance with the privileges of the account specified by RUN_USER in the configuration. Allowing attackers to access and alter any users' code hosted on the same instance. This issue has been patched in version 0.13.3.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gogs | gogs | before 0.13.3 | 0.13.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | gogs.io/gogs (Go) | before 0.13.3 | 0.13.3 | Patch available | GHSA-wj44-9vcg-wjq7 |
- gogs VendorGogs Affected before 0.13.3 Fixed in 0.13.3 Patch available CNA
- gogs.io/gogs (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.13.3 Fixed in 0.13.3 Patch available GHSA-wj44-9vcg-wjq7
Remediation
- Fix · CNA gogs (gogs) Fixed in 0.13.3
- Fix · GHSA-wj44-9vcg-wjq7 gogs.io/gogs (Go) Fixed in 0.13.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-56731
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wj44-9vcg-wjq7
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
More Gogs vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-07419 File overwrite in file update API in Gogs KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2022-01876 OS Command Injection in gogs/gogs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-36988 Gogs has a Path Traversal in file update API CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2022-01744 Remote Command Execution in gogs/gogs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-39562 Gogs's update .git/config file allows remote command execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-20951 Gogs: Cross-repository LFS object overwrite via missing content hash verification CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-56731 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-56731 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wj44-9vcg-wjq7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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