CVE-2018-18925
Gogs 0.11.66 allows remote code execution because it does not properly validate session IDs, as...
Gogs 0.11.66 allows remote code execution because it does not properly validate session IDs, as demonstrated by a ".." session-file forgery in the file session provider in file.go. This is related to session ID handling in the go-macaron/session code for Macaron.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Gogs 0.11.66 allows remote code execution because it does not properly validate session IDs, as demonstrated by a ".." session-file forgery in the file session provider in file.go. This is related to session ID handling in the go-macaron/session code for Macaron.
- Record
CVE-2018-18925- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Gogs 0.11.66 allows remote code execution because it does not properly validate session IDs, as demonstrated by a ".." session-file forgery in the file session provider in file.go. This is related to session ID handling in the go-macaron/session code for Macaron.
- Record
CVE-2018-18925- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10632 No score
Gogs 0.11.66 allows remote code execution because it does not properly validate session IDs, as demonstrated by a ".." session-file forgery in the file session provider in file.go. This is related to session ID handling in the go-macaron/session code for Macaron.
- Record
EUVD-2018-10632- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-59hg-cj84-76w9
Gogs 0.11.66 allows remote code execution because it does not properly validate session IDs, as...
Gogs 0.11.66 allows remote code execution because it does not properly validate session IDs, as demonstrated by a ".." session-file forgery in the file session provider in file.go. This is related to session ID handling in the go-macaron/session code for Macaron.
- Record
GHSA-59hg-cj84-76w9- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Gogs 0.11.66 allows remote code execution because it does not properly validate session IDs, as demonstrated by a ".." session-file forgery in the file session provider in file.go. This is related to session ID handling in the go-macaron/session code for Macaron.
- Record
CVE-2018-18925- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Gogs (Go Git Service) 0.11.66 - Remote Code Execution | |
| PoC in GitHub | j4k0m/CVE-2018-18925 | 2021-09-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-18925 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Gogs, published November 4, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.