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GHSA-qf2f-qh6p-7v89 Gitea CVE-2026-20800 sibling endpoints not covered: revoked user still reads private repo objects via `/api/v1/user/starred` and private issue titles via `/api/v1/user/times`
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-59766
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- code.gitea.io/gitea
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
- Reviewed
- 2026-07-21
Affected packages
• Go code.gitea.io/gitea: < 1.27.0 → fixed in 1.27.0
Description
Summary
CVE-2026-20800 fixed private-info leakage to revoked users only for the notification endpoint. Two
sibling endpoints that return data keyed on the caller's own relationship still do not re-check repo
access at output time:
• `GET /api/v1/user/starred` — `getStarredRepos()` computes a per-repo permission but still lists every
starred repo (no filtering), so the full repo object (`full_name`, `private`, `clone_url`, `ssh_url`)
of a now-inaccessible private repo is returned.
• `GET /api/v1/user/times` — `ListMyTrackedTimes()` queries by `UserID` only and `LoadAttributes` brings
in the issue (`title`, `state`), leaking private issue titles after revocation.
Steps to reproduce
Using the provided reproduction materials, as a revoked user:
1. Control: `GET /api/v1/repos/admin/starred-test` → 404.
2. `GET /api/v1/user/starred` → leaks `admin/starred-test`, `private:true`, `clone_url`.
3. `GET /api/v1/user/times` → leaks `issue.title = "SECRET: …"`, `state`.
(Runtime-confirmed on `gitea/gitea:1.25.4`. Oracle = planted sentinel title; no real secret exfiltrated.)
Impact
A former collaborator can enumerate private repos they starred and read private issue titles they logged
time on, indefinitely after access revocation. Metadata only (no repo content / comment bodies). Low.
Suggested remediation
1. `getStarredRepos`: drop (or minimally redact) repos where `permission.HasAnyUnitAccessOrPublicAccess()`
is false for the caller.
2. `ListMyTrackedTimes`: filter tracked-time entries by current repo access.
3. Optionally clear a user's stars / time entries for a private repo on revocation.
Credit
Reported as part of an incomplete-patch measurement study (responsible disclosure).
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-59766 Gitea's starred-repository and tracked-time API endpoints do not re-check current repository permissions before returning data associated… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness