Forgejo up to 11.0.6/13.0.1 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Forgejo up to 11.0.6/13.0.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes symlink. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-68937. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Forgejo up to 11.0.6/13.0.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Forgejo before 13.0.2 allows attackers to write to unintended files, and possibly obtain server shell access, because of mishandling of out-of-repository symlink destinations for template repositories. This is also fixed for 11 LTS in 11.0.7 and later.

The advisory is shared at codeberg.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-68937 since 12/26/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 11.0.7 or 13.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-205401) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2925). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Open Source Gitea

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Forgejo 11.0.7/13.0.2

Timelineinfo

12/26/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/26/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
12/26/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/03/2026 +8 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 43
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-68937 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-68937
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-338437
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2925 - Gitea: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/26/2025 08:45
Updated: 01/03/2026 11:09
Changes: 12/26/2025 08:45 (66), 12/26/2025 11:14 (1), 01/03/2026 11:09 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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