{"answers":{"affected":"4 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/go-gitea/gitea, gitea and code.gitea.io/gitea. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42968 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade github.com/go-gitea/gitea to 1.17.3 or later.","what":"CVE-2022-42968 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Gitea Gitea, published on 16 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42968 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2022-42968 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Gitea Gitea, published on 16 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42968 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- github.com/go-gitea/gitea (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.17.3\n- github.com/go-gitea/gitea (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.17.3\n- gitea (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 1.17.3\n- code.gitea.io/gitea (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.17.3\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42968/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42968/index.md)","id":"CVE-2022-42968","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42968/index.md","name":"CVE-2022-42968","record":{"aliases":["BIT-gitea-2022-42968","CLEANSTART-2025-JO83815","GHSA-w8xw-7crf-h23x","GO-2022-1065"],"analysis":{"component_type":"web_application","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Gitea Git service","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via unsanitized git refs in Gitea, requiring an upgrade to secure the service.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"command_injection"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"mitre","cpe":[{"product":"gitea","vendor":"gitea"}],"cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"critical","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-88","name":"Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command"}],"description":"Gitea before 1.17.3 does not sanitize and escape refs in the git backend. Arguments to git commands are mishandled.","ecosystems":["Bitnami","Go"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Gitea vulnerable to Argument Injection","id":"CVE-2022-42968","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","product":"gitea:gitea","products":["gitea:gitea"],"type":"command_injection","year":"2022"},"n_packages":4,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"Denial of service in n/a","id":"CVE-2022-42969"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","fixed":["1.17.3"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"gitea","purl":"pkg:bitnami/gitea","source":"BIT-gitea-2022-42968"},{"ecosystem":"Go","fixed":["1.17.3"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"code.gitea.io/gitea","purl":"pkg:golang/code.gitea.io/gitea","source":"GO-2022-1065"},{"ecosystem":"Go","fixed":["1.17.3"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"github.com/go-gitea/gitea","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-w8xw-7crf-h23x"},{"ecosystem":"Go","fixed":["1.17.3"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"github.com/go-gitea/gitea","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/go-gitea/gitea","source":"GHSA-w8xw-7crf-h23x"}],"prev":{"headline":"XSS in Caret markdown editor leads to remote code execution when viewing crafted Markdown files","id":"CVE-2022-42967"},"products":["n/a"],"published":"2022-10-16","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Gitea Code Injection","id":"CVE-2026-60004","kev_date_added":"2026-08-25","published":"2026-08-26"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Gitea WebAuthn bypass during OAuth and OIDC sign-in","id":"CVE-2026-73278","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-10-06"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Gitea fork workflow approval bypass through maintainer-triggered events","id":"CVE-2026-94205","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-10-06"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Improper Privilege Management in Gitea","id":"CVE-2021-45330","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-02-09"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Reuse of one time passwords allowed in Gitea","id":"CVE-2021-45331","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-02-09"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Capture-replay in Gitea","id":"CVE-2021-45327","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-02-08"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"Apache-2.0","name":"Bitnami","prefix":"BIT"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"Go Vulnerability Database","prefix":"GO"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-05-14","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via unsanitized git refs in Gitea, requiring an upgrade to secure the service.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42968/"}