Unauthenticated File Upload in Gogs in gogs.io/gogs

Open Source Vulnerabilities GHSA-fc3h-92p8-h36f

Security Advisory:Unauthenticated File Upload in Gogs Vulnerability Type: Unauthenticated File Upload Date: Aug 5, 2025 Discoverer: OpenAI Security Research ## Summary Gogs exposes unauthenticated file upload endpoints by default. When the global RequireSigninView setting is disabled (default), any remote user can upload arbitrary files to the server via /releases/attachments and /issues/attachments. This enables the instance to be abused as a public file host, potentially leading to disk exhaustion, content hosting, or delivery of malware. CSRF tokens do not mitigate this attack due to same-origin cookie issuance. ## Affected Versions - Software: [Gogs](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/tree/main) - Confirmed Version(s): 28f83626d4ed0aa7b89493be2ea8b79ca038331e - Likely Affected: All versions since 2020-04-05 with unauthenticated attachments endpoints - Introduced Commit: 07818d5fa ## Vulnerability Details The web.go router exposes the following endpoints under the ignSignIn route group: ### Vulnerable Code Snippet ``` m.Post("/issues/attachments", repo.UploadIssueAttachment) m.Post("/releases/attachments", repo.UploadReleaseAttachment) ``` These endpoints are accessible by unauthenticated users if the configuration variable RequireSigninView is false (default). This allows arbitrary file uploads to data/attachments, returning a UUID in response. While CSRF protection is enabled, attackers can obtain a valid token anonymously from the site and use it in the upload request without authentication. ## Description Anonymous file upload using only default configuration and a CSRF token obtained from the homepage. ## POC ``` # Run Gogs docker docker start gogs # Software will be run on http://localhost:10880/. Finish the setup with local Sqlite database # Get CSRF cookie into a jar curl -sS -c cookies.txt http://localhost:10880/ -o /dev/null # Extract the _csrf value from the jar CSRF="$(awk '$6=="_csrf"{print $7}' cookies.txt | tail -n1)" # Upload the file, sending cookie jar + header curl -sS \ -b cookies.txt -c cookies.txt \ -H "X-CSRF-Token: $CSRF" \ -H "Referer: http://localhost:10880/" \ -F "[email protected]" \ http://localhost:10880/issues/attachments => {"uuid":"<UUID>"} ``` The attachment will be available at: http://localhost:10880/attachments/<uuid> ## Impact **Unrestricted File Upload:** Attackers can store arbitrary content on the server. **Denial-of-Service:** Repeated uploads can exhaust disk space. **Malware Hosting:** Gogs may inadvertently serve attacker-hosted payloads under its domain. ## Realistic Exploitation Scenarios - Spammers or malicious actors use the Gogs instance to host phishing payloads or malware. - Attackers fill up disk with repeated uploads. - Attackers use hosted Gogs instances as public file dumps (e.g., for P2P, exfiltration) ## Potential Impact This unauthenticated upload vector effectively turns any Gogs instance into a file hosting platform open to the public. This is especially dangerous for production or Internet-exposed installations. The combination of no login requirement, wildcard MIME support, and unrestricted access to attachments enables both resource abuse and potential malware distribution. ## Timeline - August 2025: Discovered via GPT5 - August 2025: Reproduced and confirmed via PoC and sanitizer - Aug 6, 2025 - Sent to Gogs via https://github.com/gogs/gogs/security/advisories/new

Open Source Vulnerabilities GO-2026-4500

Unauthenticated File Upload in Gogs in gogs.io/gogs. NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions. (If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.) The additional affected modules and versions are: gogs.io/gogs before v0.14.1.

Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-25242

Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Versions 0.13.4 and below expose unauthenticated file upload endpoints by default. When the global RequireSigninView setting is disabled (default), any remote user can upload arbitrary files to the server via /releases/attachments and /issues/attachments. This enables the instance to be abused as a public file host, potentially leading to disk exhaustion, content hosting, or delivery of malware. CSRF tokens do not mitigate this attack due to same-origin cookie issuance. This issue has been fixed in version 0.14.1.