CVE-2026-107618
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
`POST /{owner}/{repo}/topics` was registered without the sign-in middleware that provides the cross-origin protection, so a request issued by a third-party site was not rejected. A repository administrator who visited a malicious page could have the topics of their repository changed. No other repository settings were reachable through this route.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.1
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
Published
2026-10-18 19:16:32.807000
Last modified
2026-10-29 17:17:59.070000
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{
"id": "CVE-2026-107618",
"sourceIdentifier": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2",
"published": "2026-10-18T19:16:32.807",
"lastModified": "2026-10-29T17:17:59.070",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "`POST /{owner}/{repo}/topics` was registered without the sign-in middleware that provides the cross-origin protection, so a request issued by a third-party site was not rejected. A repository administrator who visited a malicious page could have the topics of their repository changed. No other repository settings were reachable through this route."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Gitea",
"product": "Gitea",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"packageName": "gitea.dev",
"versions": [
{
"version": "0",
"lessThanOrEqual": "28.1.0",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"baseScore": 8.1,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 5.2
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"ssvcData": {
"timestamp": "2026-10-29T16:31:17.638736Z",
"id": "CVE-2026-107618",
"options": [
{
"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"weaknesses": [
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"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-352"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.2.0/",
"source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39839",
"source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39847",
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},
{
"url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.2.0",
"source": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-4jmf-h2cm-hg7w",
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}