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GHSA-7JVX-G65V-R899

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-03 21:31 – Updated: 2026-09-01 17:23

Summary

Gitea release asset dumps permit path traversal through crafted names

Details

Gitea versions before 1.25.5 use release tag names and asset names as filesystem path components when dumping release assets, allowing specially crafted names to affect dump output paths.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


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

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "code.gitea.io/gitea"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.25.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-28705"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-09-01T17:23:36Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-07-03T21:16:59Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Gitea versions before 1.25.5 use release tag names and asset names as filesystem path components when dumping release assets, allowing specially crafted names to affect dump output paths.",
  "id": "GHSA-7jvx-g65v-r899",
  "modified": "2026-09-01T17:23:36Z",
  "published": "2026-07-03T21:31:38Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28705"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36799"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36839"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/833304ac15bce17d0f03c4852af5f60c186f6a70"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/f7ac5076711af3a260f3f98b2c1f8c19b32f6d09"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.5"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.5"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Gitea release asset dumps permit path traversal through crafted names"
}

CVE-2026-28705 (GCVE-0-2026-28705)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-03 20:19 – Updated: 2026-07-07 16:58

Title

Gitea repository dumps write release assets using unsafe path names

Summary

Gitea versions before 1.25.5 use release tag names and asset names as filesystem path components when dumping release assets, allowing specially crafted names to affect dump output paths.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-07-07 16:28 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Assigner

Gitea CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 61/100 over 153 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36799	patch
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36839	patch
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.5	release-notes
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.5/	release-notes

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Gitea	Gitea Open Source Git Server	Affected: 0 , < 1.25.5 (semver)

Credits

Robert Flosbach from Neodyme AG

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              "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
              "baseScore": 5.3,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
              "integrityImpact": "NONE",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
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                  }
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                "timestamp": "2026-07-07T16:28:13.742574Z",
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          "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36839"
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          "name": "Gitea v1.25.5 Release",
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            "release-notes"
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          "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.5"
        },
        {
          "name": "Gitea v1.25.5 Release Blog Post",
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}

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