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GHSA-HGR3-X44X-33HX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-23 00:31 – Updated: 2026-01-23 20:11
VLAI
Summary
Gitea has improper access control for uploaded attachments
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.

Severity
2.3 (Low)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "code.gitea.io/gitea"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.25.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-20736"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-01-23T20:11:37Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-01-22T22:16:17Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "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": "GHSA-hgr3-x44x-33hx",
  "modified": "2026-01-23T20:11:37Z",
  "published": "2026-01-23T00:31:16Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20736"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36320"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/fbea2c68e8df11cfa94e8ead913b79946780ed30"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Gitea has improper access control for uploaded attachments"
}



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