Gitea before 1.22.3 mishandles access to a private resource upon receiving an API token with scope limited to public resources.
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-863
Problem type
Affected products
Gitea
Gitea
< 1.22.3 - AFFECTED
References
blog.gitea.com
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.22.3/
github.com
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.22.3
github.com
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/32218
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-xfq3-qj7j-4565
Gitea before 1.22.3 mishandles access to a private resource upon receiving an API token with...
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xfq3-qj7j-4565Gitea before 1.22.3 mishandles access to a private resource upon receiving an API token with scope limited to public resources.
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2025-68941Click to expand
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