CVE-2025-68945: Gitea Anonymous User Can Visit Private Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-7xq4-mwcp-q8fx
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CVSS 5.8
CWE-359
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2025-68945 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.8) anonymous user can visit private vulnerability (CWE-359: Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor) affecting Gitea libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves anonymous user can visit private user's project. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.21.2.

CVE-2025-68945 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2025-68945
GHSA Identifier GHSA-7xq4-mwcp-q8fx
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 5.8
CWE Classification CWE-359: Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Affected Product Gitea
Package Ecosystem Go
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 5.8

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Changed (S:C)
Confidentiality Low (C:L)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix CVE-2025-68945

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Gitea dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

code.gitea.io/gitea fixed: 1.21.2 
Upgrade code.gitea.io/gitea to 1.21.2
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

inspect dependencies for code.gitea.io/gitea

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2025-68945, inspect your project dependencies for Gitea:

inspect dependencies for code.gitea.io/gitea

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Gitea in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1.21.2), your application is affected.

Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-359: Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor, where the product does not properly prevent a person's private, personal information from being accessed by actors who either (1) are not explicitly authorized to access the information or (2) do not have the implicit consent of the person about whom the information is collected. In Gitea, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

In Gitea before 1.21.2, an anonymous user can visit a private user's project.

CVE-2025-68945 Affected Gitea Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
1.21.2
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
code.gitea.io/gitea
golang/code.gitea.io/gitea
Go
< 1.21.2
1.21.2

References

NVD — CVE-2025-68945 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68945
Gitea Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/28423
Gitea Release RELEASE
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.21.2
Gitea Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea
Gitea Release RELEASE
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.21.2

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-68945?
CVE-2025-68945 is a security vulnerability in Gitea involving anonymous user can visit private user's project under CWE-359: Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor.
Which Gitea versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 1.21.2 across affected packages: code.gitea.io/gitea.
What version fixes CVE-2025-68945?
Upgrading to 1.21.2 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is code.gitea.io/gitea affected?
Yes, code.gitea.io/gitea is affected in releases prior to 1.21.2. Upgrade your dependency to 1.21.2 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-68945?
CVE-2025-68945 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.8 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2025-68945?
CVE-2025-68945 is classified under CWE-359: Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor (The product does not properly prevent a person's private, personal information from being accessed by actors who either (1) are not explicitly authorized to access the information or (2) do not have the implicit consent of the person about whom the information is collected.).
How can I check Go dependencies for CVE-2025-68945?
Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for code.gitea.io/gitea'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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