CVE-2025-69413

Gitea: Gitea: Information disclosure via differing authentication responses

Published Jan 1, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Gitea before 1.25.2, /api/v1/user has different responses for failed authentication depending on whether a username exists.

Analysis

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pc73-rj2c-wvf9 Gitea's /api/v1/user endpoint has different responses for failed authentication depending on whether a username exists
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Gitea: Gitea: Information disclosure via differing authentication responses
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gitea
Gitea gitea
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitea
Gitea gitea
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Gitea before 1.25.2, /api/v1/user has different responses for failed authentication depending on whether a username exists.
Weaknesses CWE-204
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-204

    Observable Response Discrepancy

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jan 5, 2026, 7:56 PM
Reserved
Jan 1, 2026, 4:39 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 1, 2026, 5:16 AM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 7:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 1, 2026, 4:39 AM