# CVE-2020-15867: The git hook feature in Gogs 0.5.5 through 0.12.2 allows for authenticated remote code execution.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2020-10-16 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The git hook feature in Gogs 0.5.5 through 0.12.2 allows for authenticated remote code execution. There can be a privilege escalation if access to this hook feature is granted to a user who does not have administrative privileges. NOTE: because this is mentioned in the documentation but not in the UI, it could be considered a "Product UI does not Warn User of Unsafe Actions" issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.fzi.de/en/news/news/detail-en/artikel/fsa-2020-3-schwachstelle-in-gitea-1125-und-gogs-0122-ermoeglicht-ausfuehrung-von-code-nach-authent/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162123/Gogs-Git-Hooks-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/gogs_git_hooks_rce.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-15867.yaml

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