XSS in Gitea

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (13.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Gitea — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68942?: CVE-2025-68942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitea, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2025-68942?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.