CVE-2022-42968 (GCVE-0-2022-42968)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-16 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-14 14:34
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Gitea before 1.17.3 does not sanitize and escape refs in the git backend. Arguments to git commands are mishandled.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-14 14:33 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-88 - Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
Assigner
References
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