Gitea profile feed disclosure bypassing user visibility

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  "dataVersion": "5.2",
  "cveMetadata": {
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-97626",
    "assignerOrgId": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2",
    "assignerShortName": "Gitea",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-10-06T21:36:48.056Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-10-04T22:02:04.885Z",
    "datePublished": "2026-10-06T21:36:48.056Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
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      "title": "Gitea profile feed disclosure bypassing user visibility",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Requesting a user or organization profile page (`GET /{username}`) with an `Accept: application/rss+xml` or `Accept: application/atom+xml` header returned the owner's activity feed without the visibility check that the profile page and the `.rss` and `.atom` routes apply. Anonymous users, restricted users and non-members could confirm the existence of limited or private users and private organizations and read their profile details and public activity, also when `[other] ENABLE_FEED` was disabled. Activity in private repositories was not included."
        }
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          "packageName": "gitea.dev",
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              "version": "0",
              "status": "affected",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "28.0.0"
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              "description": "CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor",
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              "type": "CWE"
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            {
              "lang": "en",
              "description": "CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization",
              "cweId": "CWE-863",
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        {
          "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-hf55-9cwq-2x64",
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