CVE-2019-11576: Critical severity gitea vulnerability

Published Apr 28, 2019
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Updated

Gitea before 1.8.0 allows 1FA for user accounts that have completed 2FA enrollment. If a user's credentials are known, then an attacker could send them to the API without requiring the 2FA one-time password.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
go/code.gitea.io/gitea<1.8.0
1.8.0
Gitea Gitea<1.8.0

Event History

Apr 28, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:40 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:40 AM
Description
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·04:44 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-11576?

CVE-2019-11576 is a vulnerability in Gitea before version 1.8.0 that allows 1FA for user accounts that have completed 2FA enrollment.

2

How does CVE-2019-11576 work?

If a user's credentials are known, an attacker could send them to the Gitea API without requiring the 2FA one-time password.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11576?

CVE-2019-11576 has a severity rating of 9.8 (Critical).

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-11576?

To fix CVE-2019-11576, upgrade Gitea to version 1.8.0 or newer.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-11576?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-11576 in the following references: [Link 1](https://blog.gitea.io/2019/04/gitea-1.8.0-is-released/), [Link 2](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/6674).

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