CVE-2025-68937

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.

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-61 CWE-61

References

Other References

https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.24.7/ https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/milestone/27340 https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/milestone/29156 https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/branch/forgejo/release-notes-published/11.0.7.md https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/branch/forgejo/release-notes-published/13.0.2.md https://codeberg.org/forgejo/security-announcements/issues/43

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-68937? +

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.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-68937? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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