CVE-2025-68937
Forgejo Symlink Destination Template Repository Write Access Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 26, 2025, 12:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 26, 2025, 1:15 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Forgejo to version 13.0.2 or later.
- Update Forgejo 11 LTS to version 11.0.7 or later.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 26, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added Reference https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.24.7/ -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 26, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CWE CWE-61 Added Reference https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/milestone/27340 Added Reference https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/milestone/29156 Added Reference https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/branch/forgejo/release-notes-published/11.0.7.md Added Reference https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/branch/forgejo/release-notes-published/13.0.2.md Added Reference https://codeberg.org/forgejo/security-announcements/issues/43