CVE-2025-68940 — Incorrect Authorization in Gitea

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization6 documents5 sources
Severity
5.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Code.gitea.io GiteaGitea
Timeline
PublishedDec 26
Latest updateDec 30

Description

In Gitea before 1.22.5, branch deletion permissions are not adequately enforced after merging a pull request.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDgitea/gitea< 1.22.5
▶Gocode.gitea.io/gitea< 1.22.5

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
Gitea doesn't adequately enforce branch deletion permissions after merging a pull request. in code.gitea.io/gitea↗2025-12-30
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OSV
Gitea doesn't adequately enforce branch deletion permissions after merging a pull request.↗2025-12-26
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GHSA
Gitea doesn't adequately enforce branch deletion permissions after merging a pull request.↗2025-12-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
gitea: Gitea: Unauthorized branch deletion due to inadequate permission enforcement↗2025-12-26
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-68940 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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