CVE-2026-119627

Gitea limited-visibility profile disclosure with public-only tokens

Published Nov 1, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The web profile and RSS/Atom feed routes of users and organizations checked only whether a signed-in viewer could see a limited-visibility owner, without considering the `public-only` restriction of the personal access token used to authenticate. Any user holding a public-only token could send it over HTTP Basic authentication to read the profile and activity feed of limited-visibility users and organizations, which are hidden from anonymous visitors and refused on the equivalent API routes. The disclosure covers existence, profile metadata and public activity; it does not grant write access.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

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Weaknesses CWE-425
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gitea
Gitea gitea
Vendors & Products Gitea
Gitea gitea
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Description The web profile and RSS/Atom feed routes of users and organizations checked only whether a signed-in viewer could see a limited-visibility owner, without considering the `public-only` restriction of the personal access token used to authenticate. Any user holding a public-only token could send it over HTTP Basic authentication to read the profile and activity feed of limited-visibility users and organizations, which are hidden from anonymous visitors and refused on the equivalent API routes. The disclosure covers existence, profile metadata and public activity; it does not grant write access.
Title Gitea limited-visibility profile disclosure with public-only tokens
Weaknesses CWE-1220
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Gitea
Published
Updated
Nov 6, 2026, 3:03 PM
Reserved
Nov 1, 2026, 8:48 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 1, 2026, 10:18 AM
Modified
Nov 6, 2026, 3:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 1, 2026, 9:48 AM