# CVE-2018-17031: In Gogs 0.11.53, an attacker can use a crafted .eml file to trigger MIME type sniffing, which leads to XSS, as demonstrated by Internet Expl

- Also known as: GO-2023-1972, GHSA-PX5R-FQJ6-R2F8
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.12.0
- Published: 2018-09-14 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- gogs.io/gogs (Go): fixed in 0.12.0

## Description

In Gogs 0.11.53, an attacker can use a crafted .eml file to trigger MIME type sniffing, which leads to XSS, as demonstrated by Internet Explorer, because an "X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff" header is not sent.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, gogs.io/gogs, upgrade to a fixed version (0.12.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/5397

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