CVE-2025-68942

Gitea before 1.22.2 allows XSS because the search input box (for creating tags and branches) is v-html instead of v-text.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.22.2/	Release Notes
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/31966	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.22.2	Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*

History

13 Oct 2026, 10:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Gitea antes de 1.22.2 permite XSS porque el cuadro de entrada de búsqueda (para crear etiquetas y ramas) es v-html en lugar de v-text.

Information

Published : 2025-12-26 03:15

Updated : 2026-10-13 10:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-68942

Mitre link : CVE-2025-68942

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-68942

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gitea

gitea

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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