Description
The visibility check of Gitea user profiles was applied to GET requests only, while `POST /{username}` (follow and unfollow) required only a signed-in user. Any authenticated user could therefore obtain the full name, location, website and description of a user with a private profile from the response. The issue was fixed in 28.1.0 and disclosed with 28.2.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitea | Gitea | 1.22.0 – ≤ 28.0.0 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-4021 Gitea: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 18, 2026
References
- GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-xmfc-hqq8-33wh vendor-advisory
- Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #39501 patch
- Fix backport to release/v28: go-gitea/gitea pull request #39507 patch
- Gitea 28.2.0 release announcement release-notes
- go-gitea/gitea v28.2.0 release release-notes