CRITICAL
An Authentication Bypass vulnerability exists in Gitea before 1.5.0, which could let a malicious user gain privileges
Published Feb 9, 2022
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.44%
Description
An Authentication Bypass vulnerability exists in Gitea before 1.5.0, which could let a malicious user gain privileges. If captured, the TOTP code for the 2FA can be submitted correctly more than once.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.44% 0.01435
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01435
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01435) | 72.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.30% (0.01299) | 66.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00208) | 41.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 62.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00221) | 59.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 23, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00214) | 58.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 54.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00166) | 51.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- https://blog.gitea.io/2018/08/gitea-1.5.0-is-released/ x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hfmf-q69j-6m5p Advisory
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/3878 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45331
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://blog.gitea.io/2018/08/gitea-1.5.0-is-released/ | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hfmf-q69j-6m5p | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/3878 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45331 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 9, 2022
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Dec 20, 2021
Link CVE-2021-45331
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-HFMF-Q69J-6M5P Updated n/a