CVE-2026-26022 (GCVE-0-2026-26022)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-05 18:34 – Updated: 2026-03-10 03:55
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Title
Gogs: Stored XSS via data URI in issue comments
Summary
Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to version 0.14.2, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the comment and issue description functionality. The application's HTML sanitizer explicitly allows data: URI schemes, enabling authenticated users to inject arbitrary JavaScript execution via malicious links. This issue has been patched in version 0.14.2.
Severity ?
8.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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gogs gogs Affected: < 0.14.2
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