CVE-2026-97859
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Seven Gitea API routes under `/api/v1/users/{username}` (followers, following, following/{target}, starred, subscriptions, keys and gpg_keys) were registered without the `individualPermsChecker` middleware that enforces the visibility of the target user. An authenticated user could therefore read the followers, following list, starred and watched repositories and public SSH and GPG keys of a user with limited or private visibility, whom they could not otherwise see. The issue was fixed in 1.27.3 and 28.0.0 and disclosed with 28.2.0.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
Published
2026-10-18 19:16:33.637000
Last modified
2026-10-19 20:52:16.127000
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"id": "CVE-2026-97859",
"sourceIdentifier": "88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2",
"published": "2026-10-18T19:16:33.637",
"lastModified": "2026-10-19T20:52:16.127",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "Seven Gitea API routes under `/api/v1/users/{username}` (followers, following, following/{target}, starred, subscriptions, keys and gpg_keys) were registered without the `individualPermsChecker` middleware that enforces the visibility of the target user. An authenticated user could therefore read the followers, following list, starred and watched repositories and public SSH and GPG keys of a user with limited or private visibility, whom they could not otherwise see. The issue was fixed in 1.27.3 and 28.0.0 and disclosed with 28.2.0."
}
],
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"affectedData": [
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"vendor": "Gitea",
"product": "Gitea",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"packageName": "gitea.dev",
"versions": [
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"version": "0",
"lessThanOrEqual": "1.27.2",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
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"metrics": {
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"type": "Secondary",
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"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"baseScore": 6.5,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
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"references": [
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"url": "https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.2.0/",
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"url": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39004",
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