CVE-2025-68941

gitea: Gitea: Unauthorized access to private resources via public-scoped API tokens

Published Dec 26, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Gitea before 1.22.3 mishandles access to a private resource upon receiving an API token with scope limited to public resources.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xfq3-qj7j-4565 Gitea mishandles access to a private resource upon receiving an API token with scope limited to public resources
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title gitea: Gitea: Unauthorized access to private resources via public-scoped API tokens
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Gitea before 1.22.3 mishandles access to a private resource upon receiving an API token with scope limited to public resources.
First Time appeared Gitea
Gitea gitea
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitea
Gitea gitea
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Dec 26, 2025, 7:31 PM
Reserved
Dec 26, 2025, 2:31 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 26, 2025, 3:15 AM
Modified
Oct 13, 2026, 10:10 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 26, 2025, 2:31 AM