Gitea before 1.8.0 allows 1FA for user accounts that have completed 2FA enrollment.
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Gitea before 1.8.0 allows 1FA for user accounts that have completed 2FA enrollment. If a user's credentials are known, then an attacker could send them to the API without requiring the 2FA one-time password.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01766 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed code.gitea.io/gitea (Go): 1.8.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) | before 1.8.0 | 1.8.0 | Patch available | GHSA-3393-r4p5-vhqh |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.8.0 Fixed in 1.8.0 Patch available GHSA-3393-r4p5-vhqh
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-3393-r4p5-vhqh code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Fixed in 1.8.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11576
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3393-r4p5-vhqh
References
More Gitea vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42785 Gitea before 1.27.1 allows remote code execution via the diffpatch API through Git hook installation. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-11072 The git hook feature in Gitea 1.1.0 through 1.12.5 might allow for authenticated remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2022-12910 Gitea before 1.16.7 does not escape git fetch remote. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-08404 models/repo_mirror.go in Gitea before 1.7.6 and 1.8.x before 1.8-RC3 mishandles mirror… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-00955 Open Redirect on login in go-gitea/gitea CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-68968 Push-to-create bypass of FORCE_PRIVATE policy in Gitea CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2019-11576 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-11576 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3393-r4p5-vhqh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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