CVE-2022-1992 Path Traversal in gogs/gogs

Critical 10.0 Published 8 Jun 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in Gogs to read or modify arbitrary files on the server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2022-1992?

CVE-2022-1992 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in gogs/gogs, published on 8 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Path Traversal in GitHub repository gogs/gogs prior to 0.12.9.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1992?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including gogs.io/gogs. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`gogs.io/gogs` Go	All versions	`0.12.9`
`gogs.io/gogs` Go	All versions	`0.12.9`
`gogs.io/gogs` Go	All versions	`0.12.9`

Products include Gogs Gogs.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1992?

Upgrade gogs.io/gogs to 0.12.9 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-1992 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1992 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-994f-7g86-qr56, GO-2022-0570.