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TI-2019-16048 Aliases CVE-2019-1010261GHSA-5rh7-6gfj-mc87

Cross-site scripting in Gitea

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Gitea 1.7.0 and earlier is affected by: Cross Site Scripting (XSS). The impact is: Attacker is able to have victim execute arbitrary JS in browser. The component is: go-get URL generation - PR to fix: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/5905. The attack vector is: victim must open a specifically crafted URL. The fixed version is: 1.7.1 and later.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0084 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed code.gitea.io/gitea (Go): 1.7.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GiteaGitea1.7.0 and earlier [fixed: 1.7.1 and later]—No fix listedCNA
—code.gitea.io/gitea (Go)before 1.7.11.7.1Patch availableGHSA-5rh7-6gfj-mc87
  • Gitea VendorGitea Affected 1.7.0 and earlier [fixed: 1.7.1 and later] Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.7.1 Fixed in 1.7.1 Patch available GHSA-5rh7-6gfj-mc87

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.7.0VulnerableGitea
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·Gitea

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-5rh7-6gfj-mc87 code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Fixed in 1.7.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010261
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5rh7-6gfj-mc87

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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