CVE-2018-1000803: Infoleak

Published Oct 8, 2018
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Updated

Gitea version prior to version 1.5.1 contains a CWE-200 vulnerability that can result in Exposure of users private email addresses. This attack appear to be exploitable via Watch a repository to receive email notifications. Emails received contain the other recipients even if they have the email set as private. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.5.1.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
go/github.com/go-gitea/gitea<1.5.1
1.5.1
Gitea Gitea<1.5.1

Event History

Oct 8, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description
Feb 15, 2022
Advisory Published
01:57 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1000803.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000803?

The severity of CVE-2018-1000803 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.3.

3

What is the CWE ID for this vulnerability?

The CWE ID for this vulnerability is CWE-200.

4

How can this vulnerability be exploited?

This vulnerability can be exploited by watching a repository to receive email notifications, which exposes users' private email addresses.

5

How can I mitigate CVE-2018-1000803?

You can mitigate CVE-2018-1000803 by updating Gitea to version 1.5.1 or later.

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