Gogs up to 0.14.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Gogs up to 0.14.1. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-26022. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Gogs up to 0.14.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to version 0.14.2, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the comment and issue description functionality. The application's HTML sanitizer explicitly allows data: URI schemes, enabling authenticated users to inject arbitrary JavaScript execution via malicious links. This issue has been patched in version 0.14.2.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-26022 since 02/09/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 0.14.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 441c64d7bd8893b2f4e48660a8be3a7472e14291 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0623). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Open Source Gogs

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 8.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Gogs 0.14.2
Patch: 441c64d7bd8893b2f4e48660a8be3a7472e14291

Timelineinfo

02/09/2026 CVE reserved
03/05/2026 +24 days Advisory disclosed
03/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/07/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-xrcr-gmf5-2r8j
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-26022 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-26022
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-349258
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0623 - Gogs: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 03/05/2026 20:51
Updated: 03/07/2026 23:35
Changes: 03/05/2026 20:51 (66), 03/06/2026 13:16 (7), 03/07/2026 23:35 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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