---
id: CVE-2024-6886
title: >-
  Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or
  'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server
  allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Gitea Open Source Git Server: 1.22.0.
summary: >-
  Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or
  'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server
  allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Gitea Open Source Git Server: 1.22.0.
severity: critical
cvss: 10
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: Gitea
product: Gitea Open Source Git Server
affected:
  - open_source_git_server 1.22.0
published: '2024-08-06'
updated: '2026-06-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-06-17T08:18:54.397'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6886'
references:
  - url: 'https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.22.1/'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/31200'
    label: 88ee5874-cf24-4952-aea0-31affedb7ff2
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2024-08-06T14:26:58.912514Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T13:50:03.560Z'
epss: 0.32968
epssPercentile: 0.98305
exploits:
  nuclei:
    - CVE-2024-6886
  checkedAt: '2026-09-26T09:05:31.861Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Gitea Open Source Git Server: 1.22.0.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.