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TI-2025-42398 Aliases CVE-2025-68942GHSA-898p-hh3p-hf9r

Cross-site scripting in Gitea

Priority LOW 24CWE-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
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

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

Summary

Gitea before 1.22.2 allows XSS because the search input box (for creating tags and branches) is v-html instead of v-text.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00247 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Gitea (Gitea): 1.22.2code.gitea.io/gitea (Go): 1.22.2Red 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 1.22.21.22.2Patch availableCNA
—code.gitea.io/gitea (Go)before 1.22.21.22.2Patch availableGHSA-898p-hh3p-hf9r
  • Gitea VendorGitea Affected before 1.22.2 Fixed in 1.22.2 Patch available CNA
  • code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.22.2 Fixed in 1.22.2 Patch available GHSA-898p-hh3p-hf9r

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*before 1.22.2VulnerableGitea
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:* Versions before 1.22.2 Vulnerable ·Gitea

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Gitea (Gitea) Fixed in 1.22.2
  • Fix · GHSA-898p-hh3p-hf9r code.gitea.io/gitea (Go) Fixed in 1.22.2 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Gitea 1.22.2

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-42400 Gitea before 1.22.2 sometimes mishandles the propagation of token scope for access…Priority LOW 24
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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
Not affected: 1 product
  • OpenShift Pipelines

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68942
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-898p-hh3p-hf9r

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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