Description
In Gitea before 1.20.1, a forbidden URL scheme such as javascript: can be used for a link, aka XSS.
Published: 2025-12-26
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hq57-c72x-4774 Gitea vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
History

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title gitea: Gitea: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via forbidden URL scheme in links
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 26 Dec 2025 04:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Gitea before 1.20.1, a forbidden URL scheme such as javascript: can be used for a link, aka XSS.
First Time appeared Gitea
Gitea gitea
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitea
Gitea gitea
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-26T18:59:45.647Z

Reserved: 2025-12-26T04:14:03.512Z

Link: CVE-2025-68946

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-26T14:42:19.409Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-12-26T05:16:11.590

Modified: 2025-12-31T22:17:49.283

Link: CVE-2025-68946

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-26T04:14:03Z

Links: CVE-2025-68946 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses