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CVE-2020-14144

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2020-10-16
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

The git hook feature in Gitea 1.1.0 through 1.12.5 might allow for authenticated remote code execution in customer environments where the documentation was not understood (e.g., one viewpoint is that the dangerousness of this feature should be documented immediately above the ENABLE_GIT_HOOKS line in the config file). NOTE: The vendor has indicated this is not a vulnerability and states "This is a functionality of the software that is limited to a very limited subset of accounts. If you give someone the privilege to execute arbitrary code on your server, they can execute arbitrary code on your server. We provide very clear warnings to users around this functionality and what it provides.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-10-1614:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Gitea
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.x≥ 1.1.0, ≤ 1.12.5no fix published
gitea
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.x≥ 1.1.0, < 1.12.61.12.6
code.gitea.io/gitea
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.x≥ 1.1.0, < 1.12.61.12.6

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

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedp0dalirius/CVE-2020-14144-GiTea-git-hooks-rceMohnad-AL-saif/Gitea-Git-Hooks-RCE-CVE-2020-14144-
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/multi/http/gitea_git_hooks_rcerank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-10-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-3h6c-c475-jm7v

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14144?

The git hook feature in Gitea 1.1.0 through 1.12.5 might allow for authenticated remote code execution in customer environments where the documentation was not understood (e.g., one viewpoint is that the dangerousness of this feature should be documented immediately above the ENABLE_GIT_HOOKS line in the config file). NOTE: The vendor has indicated this is not a vulnerability and states "This is a functionality of the software that is limited to a very limited subset of accounts. If you give someone the privilege to execute arbitrary code on your server, they can execute arbitrary code on your server. We provide very clear warnings to users around this functionality and what it provides.

Is CVE-2020-14144 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-14144 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 95.4% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-14144?

CVE-2020-14144 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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