Gitea up to 28.3.x Password Reset password recovery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gitea up to 28.3.x. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Password Reset. Performing a manipulation results in password recovery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-123002. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Gitea up to 28.3.x. This affects an unknown code block of the component Password Reset. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Gitea accepted an unlimited number of wrong TOTP passcodes during sign-in, in the password reset flow and for Basic authentication with the `X-Gitea-OTP` header. An attacker who already knows an account's password could guess the six-digit passcode by trying codes at a high rate and sign in despite two-factor authentication. After five failed passcodes, further attempts for the account are now refused for 15 minutes.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-123002 since 11/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 28.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Password recovery
CWE: CWE-640
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 28.4.0

Timelineinfo

11/15/2026 Advisory disclosed
11/15/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
11/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: Gitea
CVE: CVE-2026-123002 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-123002
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-437547

Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2026 22:44
Changes: 11/15/2026 22:44 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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