CVE-2026-20904 (GCVE-0-2026-20904)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-22 22:01 – Updated: 2026-01-22 22:01
VLAI?
Title
Gitea: Broken access control in OpenID visibility toggle enables cross-user visibility changes
Summary
Gitea does not properly validate ownership when toggling OpenID URI visibility. An authenticated user may be able to change the visibility settings of other users' OpenID identities.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.25.3 (semver)
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Credits
spingARbor
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