Gitea up to 1.25.4 redirect

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Gitea up to 1.25.4. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in redirect. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-25779. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Gitea up to 1.25.4. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Gitea versions up to and including 1.25.4 allow redirect bypasses through raw or percent-encoded backslashes in redirect_to values.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-25779 since 02/22/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1204.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.25.5 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying a patch 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.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Redirect
CWE: CWE-601
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Gitea 1.25.5
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

02/22/2026 CVE reserved
07/04/2026 +131 days Advisory disclosed
07/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-j5r2-4c8j-xc3m
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-25779 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-25779
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-376194

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2026 05:48
Changes: 07/04/2026 05:48 (56)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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