6.1

CVE-2021-45329: gitea Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-45329GHSA-r3gq-wxqf-q4ghBIT-gitea-2021-45329
Published 08-02-2022Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-45329 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in gitea. EPSS estimates a 0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
25/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.78%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-02-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Gitea before 1.5.1 via the repository settings inside the external wiki/issue tracker URL field.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.78%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

55%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.78% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.78%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu2 products
  • golang-code.gitea-gitAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • golang-code.gitea-sdkAll versions (No fix recorded)
Gitea1 product
Github.com/go-gitea1 product
  • gitea< 1.5.1

3 vendors · 4 products

References

8 links