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TI-2025-42397 Aliases CVE-2025-68941GHSA-xfq3-qj7j-4565

Incorrect authorization in Gitea

Priority LOW 24CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Gitea before 1.22.3 mishandles access to a private resource upon receiving an API token with scope limited to public resources.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00261 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Gitea (Gitea): 1.22.3code.gitea.io/gitea (Go): 1.22.3Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GiteaGiteabefore 1.22.31.22.3Patch availableCNA
—code.gitea.io/gitea (Go)before 1.22.31.22.3Patch availableGHSA-xfq3-qj7j-4565
  • Gitea VendorGitea Affected before 1.22.3 Fixed in 1.22.3 Patch available CNA
  • code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.22.3 Fixed in 1.22.3 Patch available GHSA-xfq3-qj7j-4565

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*before 1.22.3VulnerableGitea
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:* Versions before 1.22.3 Vulnerable ·Gitea

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Gitea (Gitea) Fixed in 1.22.3
  • Fix · GHSA-xfq3-qj7j-4565 code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Fixed in 1.22.3 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
OpenShift PipelinesAffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68941
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xfq3-qj7j-4565

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 4

  • 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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