Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2022-42968
Gitea before 1.17.3 does not sanitize and escape refs in the git backend. Arguments to git commands are mishandled.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:1.05%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-88 ↗CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gitea | gitea | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
1.051%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2022-10-16T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2022-10-16T00:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-14T14:34:03 |
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