Description
Gitea 1.12.x and 1.13.x before 1.13.4 allows XSS via certain issue data in some situations.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | gitea | 1.13.4-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | gitea | 1.13.4-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | gitea | 1.13.4-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | gitea | 1.13.4-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | gitea | 1.13.4-r0 | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | gitea | 1.13.4-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | gitea | 1.13.4-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | gitea | 1.13.4-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | gitea | 1.13.4-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | gitea | 1.13.4-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | gitea | 1.13.4-r0 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 1 repository
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pandatix/CVE-2021-28378 ★ 4 · Aug 1, 2021
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | code.gitea.io/gitea | < 1.13.4 | 1.13.4 | GHSA-g95p-88p4-76cm |