Gitea Docker image trusts spoofable reverse-proxy headers by default
97Vexday Risk Score
Patch now. It exploitation observed by VulnCheck and has a working public exploit.
ssvc Actcvss 9.8epss 62%
from disclosure to weapon0 days
Published on NVDJul 3
1st PoCJul 2
VulnCheck+3d
exploitation probability
62%top 1% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
yesVulnCheck
12 public exploit(s)
Gitea Docker image versions up to and including 1.26.2 use REVERSE_PROXY_TRUSTED_PROXIES=* by default, allowing any source IP to impersonate a user when reverse-proxy authentication headers such as X-WEBAUTH-USER are enabled.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Gitea · Gitea Open Source Git Serverpublic PoCs found — 12
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