CVE-2026-113429
Gitea stored XSS through legacy Actions artifact Content-Encoding
Legacy (v1 to v3) Actions artifact uploads stored the request's Content-Encoding header unchecked in the column that is served as the artifact's Content-Type on download, and a value starting with video/ or audio/ also removed the sandboxing Content-Security-Policy. A user who can run an Actions job could upload an artifact that a browser renders as HTML on the Gitea origin when the direct artifact download URL is opened, and the URL is reachable anonymously on public repositories. A victim who opens the link runs the attacker's script with their own session, which for an administrator means control of the instance. Legacy uploads now store only the gzip marker, and the special serve headers are chosen only for valid media types.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- 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
5.4
Gitea stored XSS through legacy Actions artifact Content-Encoding
Legacy (v1 to v3) Actions artifact uploads stored the request's Content-Encoding header unchecked in the column that is served as the artifact's Content-Type on download, and a value starting with video/ or audio/ also removed the sandboxing Content-Security-Policy. A user who can run an Actions job could upload an artifact that a browser renders as HTML on the Gitea origin when the direct artifact download URL is opened, and the URL is reachable anonymously on public repositories. A victim who opens the link runs the attacker's script with their own session, which for an administrator means control of the instance. Legacy uploads now store only the gzip marker, and the special serve headers are chosen only for valid media types.
- Record
CVE-2026-113429- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
EUVDEUVD-2026-114792
5.4
Legacy (v1 to v3) Actions artifact uploads stored the request's Content-Encoding header unchecked in the column that is served as the artifact's Content-Type on download, and a value starting with video/ or audio/ also removed the sandboxing Content-Security-Policy. A user who can run an Actions job could upload an artifact that a browser renders as HTML on the Gitea origin when the direct artifact download URL is opened, and the URL is reachable anonymously on public repositories. A victim who opens the link runs the attacker's script with their own session, which for an administrator means control of the instance. Legacy uploads now store only the gzip marker, and the special serve headers are chosen only for valid media types.
- Record
EUVD-2026-114792- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-06
NVD
5.4
Legacy (v1 to v3) Actions artifact uploads stored the request's Content-Encoding header unchecked in the column that is served as the artifact's Content-Type on download, and a value starting with video/ or audio/ also removed the sandboxing Content-Security-Policy. A user who can run an Actions job could upload an artifact that a browser renders as HTML on the Gitea origin when the direct artifact download URL is opened, and the URL is reachable anonymously on public repositories. A victim who opens the link runs the attacker's script with their own session, which for an administrator means control of the instance. Legacy uploads now store only the gzip marker, and the special serve headers are chosen only for valid media types.
- Record
CVE-2026-113429- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
OSV
5.4
Gitea stored XSS through legacy Actions artifact Content-Encoding
Legacy (v1 to v3) Actions artifact uploads stored the request's Content-Encoding header unchecked in the column that is served as the artifact's Content-Type on download, and a value starting with video/ or audio/ also removed the sandboxing Content-Security-Policy. A user who can run an Actions job could upload an artifact that a browser renders as HTML on the Gitea origin when the direct artifact download URL is opened, and the URL is reachable anonymously on public repositories. A victim who opens the link runs the attacker's script with their own session, which for an administrator means control of the instance. Legacy uploads now store only the gzip marker, and the special serve headers are chosen only for valid media types.
- Record
CVE-2026-113429- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts, severity | CVE List, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-113429 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Gitea, published November 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-9v6p-xpcp-7488
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39855
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39996
blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.3.0
github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.3.0
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/113xxx/CVE-2026-113429.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113429