CVE-2020-14144
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.0
Description
Arbitrary Code Execution in Gitea
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Metasploit modules
Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | code.gitea.io/gitea | >=1.1.0,<1.12.6 | 1.12.6 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14144
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/13058
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/8fe8ab5cbf2977f3a01ea12361df2cd76dce3ea9
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%402.19/admin/policies/creating-a-pre-receive-hook-script
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@2.19/admin/policies/creating-a-pre-receive-hook-script
- https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/server_hooks.html
- https://github.com/PandatiX/CVE-2021-28378
- https://github.com/PandatiX/CVE-2021-28378#notes
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases
- https://podalirius.net/articles/exploiting-cve-2020-14144-gitea-authenticated-remote-code-execution
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49571
- https://www.fzi.de/en/news/news/detail-en/artikel/fsa-2020-3-schwachstelle-in-gitea-1125-und-gogs-0122-ermoeglicht-ausfuehrung-von-code-nach-authent
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162122/Gitea-Git-Hooks-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.