CVE-2024-6886

Inproper Sanitation of field leading to stored XSS

10.0 CriticalFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

33.0%Up 32.9 points since Aug 6, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 10.0

Inproper Sanitation of field leading to stored XSS

Record: CVE-2024-6886
CVSS 4.0: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-2490 10.0

Record: EUVD-2024-2490
CVSS 4.0: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4h4p-553m-46qh 10.0

Gitea Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

Record: GHSA-4h4p-553m-46qh
CVSS 4.0: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/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
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 10.0

Record: CVE-2024-6886
CVSS 4.0: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/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
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 10.0

Inproper Sanitation of field leading to stored XSS

Record: CVE-2024-6886
CVSS 4.0: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-4h4p-553m-46qh 10.0

Gitea Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

Record: GHSA-4h4p-553m-46qh
CVSS 4.0: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/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
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGO-2024-3056 No score

Gitea Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in code.gitea.io/gitea

Gitea Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in code.gitea.io/gitea

Record: GO-2024-3056
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`code.gitea.io/gitea` Go	before 1.22.1	1.22.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Nuclei	Gitea 1.22.0 - Cross-Site Scripting

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-6886 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Gitea, published August 6, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.0%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in code.gitea.io/gitea 1.22.1.