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CVE-2025-68939
Gitea allows attackers to add attachments with forbidden file extensions in code.gitea.io/gitea
Summary
Gitea allows attackers to add attachments with forbidden file extensions in code.gitea.io/gitea
AI summary snake-internal / snake-template-v1
A weakness called CVE-2025-68939 was discovered in Gitea allows attackers to add.
Severity is Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "Gitea allows attackers to add CVE-2025-68939".
CVE-2025-68939 (Gitea allows attackers to add). Severity: Info. Category: CWE-424.
Response plan:
1. Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
2. If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
3. If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
4. Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
❓ What is the problem
A weakness (CVE-2025-68939) in Gitea allows attackers to add. A serious software flaw has been identified.
📍 Affected scope
Target versions of Gitea allows attackers to add (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
🔥 Severity
Severity: Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory. (Typical mitigation pattern for CWE-424)
🛡️ Workaround
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
🔍 Detection
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.
Affected packages
Go
code.gitea.io/gitea
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68939
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-263q-5cv3-xq9g
- package https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea
- web https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/32151
- web https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.23.0
- web https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.23.0