Medium severity · published Dec 26, 2025
CVE-2025-68939
Gitea before 1.23.0 allows attackers to add attachments with forbidden file extensions by editing an attachment name via an attachment API
5.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Gitea before 1.23.0 allows attackers to add attachments with forbidden file extensions by editing an attachment name via an attachment API.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
Gitea · Gitea
before 1.23.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68939
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68939
Release Notes
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.23.0/
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/32151
Release Notes
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.23.0
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