CVE-2025-68946: Gitea vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

December 26, 2025

In Gitea before 1.20.1, a forbidden URL scheme such as javascript: can be used for a link, aka XSS.

References

blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.20.1
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hq57-c72x-4774
github.com/go-gitea/gitea
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/25960
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.20.1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68946

Code Behaviors & Features

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