---
id: CVE-2025-68946
title: >-
  In Gitea before 1.20.1, a forbidden URL scheme such as javascript: can be used
  for a link, aka XSS.
summary: >-
  In Gitea before 1.20.1, a forbidden URL scheme such as javascript: can be used
  for a link, aka XSS.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: gitea
product: gitea
affected:
  - gitea < 1.20.1
patched:
  - gitea 1.20.1
published: '2025-12-26'
updated: '2026-10-13'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-13T10:10:00.193'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68946'
references:
  - url: 'https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.20.1/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/25960'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.20.1'
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00247
epssPercentile: 0.14791
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T10:22:03.525Z'
---

## Overview

In Gitea before 1.20.1, a forbidden URL scheme such as javascript: can be used for a link, aka XSS.

## Affected

- `gitea < 1.20.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `gitea 1.20.1`