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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-15867

The git hook feature in Gogs 0.5.5 through 0.12.2 allows for authenticated remote code execution. There can be a privilege escalation if access to this hook feature is granted to a user who does not have administrative privileges. NOTE: because this is mentioned in the documentation but not in the UI, it could be considered a "Product UI does not Warn User of Unsafe Actions" issue.

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1 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-15867

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Oct 2020, 14:15 UTC

The git hook feature in Gogs 0.5.5 through 0.12.2 allows for authenticated remote code execution. There can be a privilege escalation if access to this hook feature is granted to a user who does not have administrative privileges. NOTE: because this is mentioned in the documentation but not in the UI, it could be considered a "Product UI does not Warn User of Unsafe Actions" issue.

osv:CVE-2020-15867
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-15867",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-15867",
    "summary": "The git hook feature in Gogs 0.5.5 through 0.12.2 allows for authenticated remote code execution. There can be a privilege escalation if access to this hook feature is granted to a user who does not have administrative privileges. NOTE: because this is mentioned in the documentation but not in the UI, it could be considered a \"Product UI does not Warn User of Unsafe Actions\" issue.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-15867",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2020-15867"
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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              "repo": "https://github.com/gogs/gogs",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
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                {
                  "last_affected": "253b2bef4c26925d2fd0555aa8911cd21fb68b8c"
                }
              ],
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                    "range": [
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                        "introduced": "0.5.5"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "0.12.2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
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          "versions": [
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            "v0.5.13",
            "v0.5.11",
            "v0.5.9",
            "v0.5.8",
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-15867.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:31:01.607098872Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.fzi.de/en/news/news/detail-en/artikel/fsa-2020-3-schwachstelle-in-gitea-1125-und-gogs-0122-ermoeglicht-ausfuehrung-von-code-nach-authent/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
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        "value": "CVE-2020-15867",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 439831,
  "published_at": "2020-10-16T14:15:11.627+00:00"
}