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Gitea private profile information disclosure through POST request

Type: advisorySources: OSV

The visibility check of Gitea user profiles was applied to GET requests only, while `POST /{username}` (follow and unfollow) required only a signed-in user. Any authenticated user could therefore obtain the full name, location, website and description of a user with a private profile from the response. The issue was fixed in 28.1.0 and disclosed with 28.2.0.

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CVEs
CVE-2026-110324
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2 Nov 2026, 21:28 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Gitea private profile information disclosure through POST request

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Oct 2026, 18:57 UTC

The visibility check of Gitea user profiles was applied to GET requests only, while `POST /{username}` (follow and unfollow) required only a signed-in user. Any authenticated user could therefore obtain the full name, location, website and description of a user with a private profile from the response. The issue was fixed in 28.1.0 and disclosed with 28.2.0.

osv:CVE-2026-110324
Complete source record
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  "id": "3124a316430f48949f798e0a130dabf1cf14f72492104e3c802f480b246ae060",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-110324",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Gitea private profile information disclosure through POST request",
    "summary": "The visibility check of Gitea user profiles was applied to GET requests only, while `POST /{username}` (follow and unfollow) required only a signed-in user. Any authenticated user could therefore obtain the full name, location, website and description of a user with a private profile from the response. The issue was fixed in 28.1.0 and disclosed with 28.2.0.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-110324",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2026-110324",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2026-110324",
        "GHSA-xmfc-hqq8-33wh"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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                },
                {
                  "fixed": "829b49c1ae96015e345f9d2a0eb1ea7acd5f31e1"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                  {
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                        "introduced": "1.22.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "28.0.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                    "strategy": "StandardRange"
                  },
                  {
                    "range": [
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                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_TAG",
                    "original_tag": "v28.2.0"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v28.1.0",
            "v28.0.0",
            "v29.0.0-dev",
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            "v1.26.0-dev",
            "v1.25.0-dev",
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            "v1.22.0-rc1",
            "v1.23.0-dev",
            "v1.22.0-rc0",
            "v1.22.0-dev"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:23.736136855Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.2.0/",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/110xxx/CVE-2026-110324.json",
        "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.2.0",
        "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-xmfc-hqq8-33wh",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110324",
        "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39501",
        "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/39507"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
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        ],
        "cna_assigner": "Gitea",
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      }
    },
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 490254,
  "published_at": "2026-10-18T18:57:20.717+00:00"
}