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Medium · 5.4 CVE-2026-104627 EUVD-2026-103982

Gitea OpenID account linking without session binding

Published Oct 18, 2026 · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · Assigned by Gitea

Description

The Gitea OpenID association callback in the security settings accepted a positive OpenID 2.0 assertion without checking that the signed-in user had started the linking. Because OpenID 2.0 allows unsolicited assertions, an attacker-controlled OpenID provider could attach the attacker's identity to the account of a signed-in victim who opened a crafted link, and the attacker could then sign in as the victim through OpenID login, which does not apply the local TOTP or WebAuthn checks. The callback now requires a time-limited `state` value bound to the user.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Gitea Gitea ≤ 28.1.0 —

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