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CVE-2014-8683

Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. Fixed in 0.5.8.

CVSS 2.04.3MediumEPSS percentile80th1.9% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
Public exploit: 2 sourcesFix0.5.8Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, GitHub

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What to do

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  • Gogs.io/gogsAffected: ≥ 0.3.1, < 0.5.8Upgrade to: 0.5.8Stated by: GitHub advisory
  • Gogits GogsAffected: ≤ 0.5.5Upgrade to: after 0.5.5Stated by: NVD

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What it is

From the CVE record

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in models/issue.go in Gogs (aka Go Git Service) 0.3.1-9 through 0.5.x before 0.5.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the text parameter to api/v1/markdown.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS80th
Public exploit
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

2 sources with a proof of concept or module.

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EPSS

1.9% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 80th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

A public exploit existed 61 days before the patch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Public exploit / PoCsource: packetstorm
  4. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Scored 4.3 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
  • Access Complexity MediumSome conditions must be met
  • Authentication NoneNo authentication required

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity PartialSome data can be modified
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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