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Argument Injection in Gogs Release Tagging

IdentifiersCVE-2024-39933CWE-88· Improper Neutralization of…

CVE-2024-39933 is an argument injection vulnerability in Gogs through version 0.13.0 that occurs during the tagging of a new release. The provided content states that this flaw was addressed by adding a "--" separator to the underlying git tag invocation, indicating that user-controlled input could be interpreted as command-line options by Git rather than as a literal argument. This allows an attacker to inject unintended arguments into the tag creation workflow via the release-tagging code path.

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Successful exploitation allows an attacker to influence the arguments passed to the git tag command during release creation. Depending on the reachable options and execution context, this can alter command behavior and may enable further compromise of repository integrity or server-side operations associated with release tagging. The precise downstream impact beyond argument injection is not specified in the provided content.

Mitigation

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If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict access to release creation and tagging functionality to trusted users only, and monitor for suspicious release-tag names or anomalous git tag activity. Because the root cause is unsafe argument handling in the tagging workflow, reducing exposure of that feature is the most relevant temporary mitigation based on the available information.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Gogs to a version newer than 0.13.0 that includes the fix for CVE-2024-39933. The provided content indicates the remediation was to add a "--" separator to the git tag command so that user-supplied values are treated as operands rather than options.
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EXTERNAL REFERENCES
MITRE CVE
cve.org · CVE-2024-39933
NVD
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39933
MITRE CWE · CWE-88
Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters…
Mitigation
sonarsource.com/blog/securing-developer-tools-unpatched-code-vulnerabilities-in-gogs-1
Release Notes
github.com/gogs/gogs/releases