Gokapi's File Request MaxSize Limit Bypassed via Multi-Chunk Upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Gokapi is a self-hosted file sharing server with automatic expiration and encryption support. Prior to 2.2.4, the chunked upload completion path for file requests does not validate the total file size against the per-request MaxSize limit. An attacker with a public file request link can split an oversized file into chunks each under MaxSize and upload them sequentially, bypassing the size restriction entirely. Files up to the server's global MaxFileSizeMB are accepted regardless of the file request's configured limit. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.2.4.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forceu | Gokapi | before 2.2.4 | 2.2.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/forceu/gokapi (Go) | before 2.2.4 | 2.2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-45vh-rpc8-hxpp |
- Gokapi VendorForceu Affected before 2.2.4 Fixed in 2.2.4 Patch available CNA
- github.com/forceu/gokapi (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.2.4 Fixed in 2.2.4 Patch available GHSA-45vh-rpc8-hxpp
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Gokapi (Forceu) Fixed in 2.2.4
- Fix · GHSA-45vh-rpc8-hxpp github.com/forceu/gokapi (Go) Fixed in 2.2.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-30961
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45vh-rpc8-hxpp
References
More Forceu Gokapi vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-22898 Gokapi: Stored XSS in SVG Hotlinks CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-23780 Gokapi vulnerable to DoS in E2E Metadata Parser CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-22897 Gokapi: Data Leak in Upload Status Stream CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2026-23206 Gokapi: Privilege escalation via incomplete API-key permission revocation on user rank demotion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2026-23205 Gokapi: Privilege escalation with auth token CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2025-30774 Gokapi has stored XSS vulnerability in friendly name for API keys CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-30961 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-30961 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-45vh-rpc8-hxpp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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