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CVE-2021-45331: Improper Authentication

February 9, 2022 (updated February 14, 2022)

An Authentication Bypass vulnerability exists in Gitea, which could let a malicious user gain privileges. If captured, the TOTP code for the 2FA can be submitted correctly more than once.

References

  • blog.gitea.io/2018/08/gitea-1.5.0-is-released/
  • github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/3878
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45331

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.5.0

Fixed versions

  • v1.5.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.5.0 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Source file

go/github.com/go-gitea/gitea/CVE-2021-45331.yml

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