GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-j8xr-c56q-m8jj Gitea improperly exposes issue titles and repository names through previously started stopwatches
LOW
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-20883
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- github.com/go-gitea/gitea
- Severity
- Low
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284
- Reviewed
- 2026-01-23
Affected packages
• Go github.com/go-gitea/gitea: < 1.25.4 → fixed in 1.25.4
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.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-20883 Gitea's stopwatch API does not re-validate repository access permissions. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20883 advisory
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36340 web
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/36368 web
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/95ea2df00a70176c516b12f3cfee8c84a310280f web
- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.25.4 web
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4 web
- https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-gitea/gitea package