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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2026-01-30 08:40

Modified

2026-01-30 09:12

Summary

Gitea Web Attachment Deletion: Cross-Repository Unauthorized Deletion via Missing Repo Ownership Check

Details

Gitea does not properly verify repository context when deleting attachments. A user who previously uploaded an attachment to a repository may be able to delete it after losing access to that repository by making the request through a different repository they can access.

JSON

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "gitea",
        "purl": "pkg:bitnami/gitea"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.25.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "SEMVER"
        }
      ],
      "severity": [
        {
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
          "type": "CVSS_V3"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-20736"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*"
    ],
    "severity": "High"
  },
  "details": "Gitea does not properly verify repository context when deleting attachments. A user who previously uploaded an attachment to a repository may be able to delete it after losing access to that repository by making the request through a different repository they can access.",
  "id": "BIT-gitea-2026-20736",
  "modified": "2026-01-30T09:12:31.676Z",
  "published": "2026-01-30T08:40:35.702Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36320"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-jr6h-pwwp-c8g6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20736"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.6.2",
  "summary": "Gitea Web Attachment Deletion: Cross-Repository Unauthorized Deletion via Missing Repo Ownership Check"
}

CVE-2026-20736 (GCVE-0-2026-20736)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-22 22:01 – Updated: 2026-01-23 21:54

Title

Gitea Web Attachment Deletion: Cross-Repository Unauthorized Deletion via Missing Repo Ownership Check

Summary

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Assigner

Gitea

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/adviso…	vendor-advisory
	https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36320	patch
	https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4	release-notes
	https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4/	release-notes

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Gitea	Gitea Open Source Git Server	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.25.3 (semver)

Credits

spingARbor

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{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "cvssV3_1": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
              "baseScore": 7.5,
              "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
              "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
              "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
              "version": "3.1"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2026-20736",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "yes"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2026-01-23T21:13:08.431490Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2026-01-23T21:54:48.862Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Gitea Open Source Git Server",
          "vendor": "Gitea",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "1.25.3",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "reporter",
          "value": "spingARbor"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Gitea does not properly verify repository context when deleting attachments. A user who previously uploaded an attachment to a repository may be able to delete it after losing access to that repository by making the request through a different repository they can access."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-284",
              "description": "CWE-284: Improper Access Control",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-01-22T22:01:49.678Z",
        "orgId": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2",
        "shortName": "Gitea"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "GitHub Security Advisory",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-jr6h-pwwp-c8g6"
        },
        {
          "name": "GitHub Pull Request #36320",
          "tags": [
            "patch"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36320"
        },
        {
          "name": "Gitea v1.25.4 Release",
          "tags": [
            "release-notes"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4"
        },
        {
          "name": "Gitea v1.25.4 Release Blog Post",
          "tags": [
            "release-notes"
          ],
          "url": "https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4/"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Gitea Web Attachment Deletion: Cross-Repository Unauthorized Deletion via Missing Repo Ownership Check"
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2",
    "assignerShortName": "Gitea",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-20736",
    "datePublished": "2026-01-22T22:01:49.678Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-01-08T23:02:37.558Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-01-23T21:54:48.862Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2"
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

CVE-2026-20736 (GCVE-0-2026-20736)

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