Gitea up to 28.1.0 Labels authorization

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5.4$0-$5k4.78+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Gitea up to 28.1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Labels. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-97204. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gitea up to 28.1.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Labels. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Deleting a label compared the ID of the repository in the request against the organization ID of organization labels, and the two ID sequences overlap. A user with write access to the issues of a repository could therefore delete the labels of an organization that has the same numeric ID as that repository. Labels are now deleted only within their own repository or organization.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-97204 since 10/05/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/18/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/05/2026 CVE reserved
10/18/2026 +13 days Advisory disclosed
10/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-97204 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-97204
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-422234

Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2026 21:31
Changes: 10/18/2026 21:31 (52)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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