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CVE-2020-13246

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  • Published2020-05-20
  • WeaknessCWE-667

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Description

An issue was discovered in Gitea through 1.11.5. An attacker can trigger a deadlock by initiating a transfer of a repository's ownership from one organization to another.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-05-2018:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Gitea
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.11≤ 1.11.5no fix published
gitea
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.11< 1.11.61.11.6
code.gitea.io/gitea
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.12< 1.12.01.12.0

1 more product in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2020-05-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-g2qx-6ghw-67hm

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13246?

An issue was discovered in Gitea through 1.11.5. An attacker can trigger a deadlock by initiating a transfer of a repository's ownership from one organization to another.

Is CVE-2020-13246 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-13246 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.0% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-13246?

CVE-2020-13246 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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