Is CVE-2024-56731 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56731 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-08-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56731?

CVE-2024-56731 has a CVSS score of 10 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-56731?

Patch guidance is available from gogs security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-56731.

Fix CVE-2024-56731 - CRITICAL gogs gogs

Description

Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to version 0.13.3, it's still possible to delete files under the .git directory and achieve remote command execution due to an insufficient patch for CVE-2024-39931. Unprivileged user accounts can execute arbitrary commands on the Gogs instance with the privileges of the account specified by RUN_USER in the configuration. Allowing attackers to access and alter any users' code hosted on the same instance. This issue has been patched in version 0.13.3.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-552

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GOGS
Published: 6/24/2025
Last Modified: 8/21/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2024-56731

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