# CVE-2022-32174: Gogs - XSS

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into Gogs to steal user sessions and take over accounts.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 16 May 2025
- **Also known as:** CLEANSTART-2024-KF00050, GHSA-mcjj-2fvq-mc3r, GO-2022-1060

## What is CVE-2022-32174?

CVE-2022-32174 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in gogs, published on 11 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In Gogs, versions v0.6.5 through v0.12.10 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) that leads to an account takeover.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32174?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `gogs.io/gogs` | Go | From 0.6.5 | None |
| `gogs.io/gogs` | Go | From 0.6.5 to 0.12.10 | None |
| `gogs.io/gogs` | Go | From 0.6.5 to 0.12.10 | None |

Products: Gogs Gogs.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-32174?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2022-32174 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-32174 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in gogs

- [CVE-2025-8110](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8110/): Gogs Path Traversal (high 8.7, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-56731](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56731/): Gogs deletion of internal files allows remote command execution (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-1884](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1884/): Remote Command Execution in gogs/gogs (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-1986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1986/): OS Command Injection in gogs/gogs (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-1992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1992/): Path Traversal in gogs/gogs (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-32174 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-32174 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in gogs, published on 11 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-32174 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- gogs.io/gogs (Go): affected from 0.6.5; no fix listed
- gogs.io/gogs (Go): affected from 0.6.5 up to 0.12.10; no fix listed
- gogs.io/gogs (Go): affected from 0.6.5 up to 0.12.10; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32174/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32174/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32174
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32174
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32174

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32174/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.