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TI-2021-09532 Aliases CVE-2021-28378GHSA-g95p-88p4-76cm

Gitea 1.12.x and 1.13.x before 1.13.4 allows XSS via certain issue data in some situations.

Priority LOW 36CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Gitea 1.12.x and 1.13.x before 1.13.4 allows XSS via certain issue data in some situations.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08762 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed code.gitea.io/gitea (Go): 1.13.4

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—code.gitea.io/gitea (Go)before 1.13.41.13.4Patch availableGHSA-g95p-88p4-76cm
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.13.4 Fixed in 1.13.4 Patch available GHSA-g95p-88p4-76cm

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.0 – 1.12.6; 1.13.0 to before 1.13.4VulnerableGitea
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 – 1.12.6; 1.13.0 to before 1.13.4 Vulnerable ·Gitea

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-g95p-88p4-76cm code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Fixed in 1.13.4 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28378
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g95p-88p4-76cm

References

  • 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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