CVE-2021-28378

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Published Mar 15, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 3.7 Low EPSS 8.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-g95p-88p4-76cm	Cross-site Scripting in Gitea

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 8.8% (8.762% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.gitea.io/2021/03/gitea-1.13.4-is-released/
https://github.com/PandatiX/CVE-2021-28378
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/14898

History

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Subscriptions

Gitea Gitea

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 9:40 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 15, 2021, 5:20 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 9:40 PM
Reserved: Mar 15, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:46 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 15, 2021, 6:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:46 AM

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