CVE-2022-1928
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in go-gitea/gitea
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository go-gitea/gitea prior to 1.16.9.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.4
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in go-gitea/gitea
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository go-gitea/gitea prior to 1.16.9.
- Record
CVE-2022-1928- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4768
4.4
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository go-gitea/gitea prior to 1.16.9.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4768- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ph3w-2843-72mx
4.4
Stored Cross-site Scripting in gitea
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository go-gitea/gitea prior to 1.16.9 via unfiltered pdfs
- Record
GHSA-ph3w-2843-72mx- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.4
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository go-gitea/gitea prior to 1.16.9.
- Record
CVE-2022-1928- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.4
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in go-gitea/gitea
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository go-gitea/gitea prior to 1.16.9.
- Record
CVE-2022-1928- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-ph3w-2843-72mx
4.4
Stored Cross-site Scripting in gitea
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository go-gitea/gitea prior to 1.16.9 via unfiltered pdfs
- Record
GHSA-ph3w-2843-72mx- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitea-2022-1928 No score
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in go-gitea/gitea
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository go-gitea/gitea prior to 1.16.9.
- Record
BIT-gitea-2022-1928- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-0612 No score
Stored Cross-site Scripting in gitea in code.gitea.io/gitea
Stored Cross-site Scripting in gitea in code.gitea.io/gitea
- Record
GO-2022-0612- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
code.gitea.io/giteaGo |
before 1.16.9 | 1.16.9 |
giteaBitnami |
before 1.16.9 | 1.16.9 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-1928 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Gitea, published May 29, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in code.gitea.io/gitea 1.16.9.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/6336ec42-5c4d-4f61-ae38-2bb539f433d2
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/65e0688a5c9dacad50e71024b7529fdf0e3c2e9c
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-14
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1928
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/19825
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ph3w-2843-72mx
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/1xxx/CVE-2022-1928.json
github.com/go-gitea/gitea