Description
With `[repository] FORCE_PRIVATE = true`, Gitea creates new repositories as private, but the post-receive hook still applied the `repo.private=false` push option to an empty repository created by push. Any user who can create repositories could make their new repository public in violation of the instance policy. The default configuration is not affected.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitea | Gitea | 1.27.0 – ≤ 28.0.0 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-3792 Gitea: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 6, 2026
References
- GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-fx95-gwfc-grgc vendor-advisory
- Fix: go-gitea/gitea pull request #39501 patch
- Fix backport to release/v28: go-gitea/gitea pull request #39507 patch
- Gitea 28.1.0 release announcement release-notes
- go-gitea/gitea v28.1.0 release release-notes