GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-wj44-9vcg-wjq7 Gogs allows deletion of internal files which leads to remote command execution
CRITICAL
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- Aliases
- CVE-2024-56731
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- gogs.io/gogs
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-552
- Reviewed
- 2025-06-24
Affected packages
• Go gogs.io/gogs: < 0.13.3 → fixed in 0.13.3
Description
Summary
Due to the insufficient patch for the CVE-2024-39931, it's still possible to delete files under the `.git` directory and achieve remote command execution.
Details
In the patch for CVE-2024-39931, the following check is added:
https://github.com/gogs/gogs/commit/77a4a945ae9a87f77e392e9066b560edb71b5de9
```diff
+ // 🚨 SECURITY: Prevent uploading files into the ".git" directory
+ if isRepositoryGitPath(opts.TreePath) {
+ return errors.Errorf("bad tree path %q", opts.TreePath)
+ }
```
While the above code snippet checks if the specified path is a `.git` directory, there are no checks for symbolic links in the later steps. So, by creating a symbolic link that points to the `.git` directory, an attacker can still delete arbitrary files in the `.git` directory and achieve remote command execution.
Impact
Unprivileged user accounts can execute arbitrary commands on the Gogs instance with the privileges of the account specified by `RUN_USER` in the configuration. It allows attackers to access and alter any users' code hosted on the same instance.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2024-56731 Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties weakness
References
- https://github.com/gogs/gogs/security/advisories/GHSA-wj44-9vcg-wjq7 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56731 advisory
- https://github.com/gogs/gogs/commit/77a4a945ae9a87f77e392e9066b560edb71b5de9 web
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ccqv-43vm-4f3w advisory
- https://github.com/gogs/gogs package
- https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.3 web