What is CVE-2022-0905?

CVE-2022-0905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitea, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-0905?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gitea

CVE-2022-0905

Missing Authorization in GitHub repository go-gitea/gitea prior to 1.16.4.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2022-03-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gitea
Go-Gitea Go-Gitea/gitea — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

huntr.dev/bounties/8d221f92-b2b1-4878-bc31-66ff272e5ceb (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/1314f38b59748397b3429fb9bc9f9d6bac85d2f2 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0905?: CVE-2022-0905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitea, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-0905?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.