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Vulnerability advisory

BIT-gitea-2026-20883

Gitea Stopwatch API Missing Authorization Check Leads to Post-Revocation Information Disclosure

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Also known as CVE-2026-20883GHSA-644v-xv3j-xgqgGHSA-j8xr-c56q-m8jjGO-2026-4368

Severity

Severity not reported.

Affected versions

gitea Bitnami

AffectedFixed in
All versions before 1.25.41.25.4

Severity for this package

  • CVSS 3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

Gitea's stopwatch API does not re-validate repository access permissions. After a user's access to a private repository is revoked, they may still view issue titles and repository names through previously started stopwatches.

References

  • Codex
  • Claude Code
  • VS Code
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Cursor
  • Cline
  • Windsurf
  • Google Anti-gravity
  • OpenCode
  • Pi
  • Gemini CLI
  • Hermes Agent
  • Zed
  • Junie
  • Qwen Code
  • Kiro
  • Kilo Code
  • Factory Droid

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<> bash
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  4. Lets you choose which tools to configure
  5. Configures the selected tools

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