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CVE-2025-68937
December 25, 2025
Forgejo before 13.0.2 allows attackers to write to unintended files, and possibly obtain server shell access, because of mishandling of out-of-repository symlink destinations for template repositories. This is also fixed for 11 LTS in 11.0.7 and later.
Affected Packages
https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo.git (SCM_GIT):
Affected version(s) >=v0.9.99 <v11.0.7
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v11.0.7
https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo.git (SCM_GIT):
Affected version(s) >=v12.0.0 <v13.0.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v13.0.2
Related Resources (6)
https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/branch/forgejo/release-notes-published/13.0.2.md
https://codeberg.org/forgejo/security-announcements/issues/43
https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/milestone/29156
https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/milestone/27340
https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.24.7/
https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/branch/forgejo/release-notes-published/11.0.7.md
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
CWE-61
EPSS
Base Score:
0.03