CVE-2024-6886

CRITICALNVD 10.0

10.0

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Gitea Open Source Git Server: 1.22.0.

CVSS v3: 10.0
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 96.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 6, 2024

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 24, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

generic

Split sanitizer functions and fine-tune some tests (#31192) by GiteaBot · Pull Request #31200 · go-gitea/gitea · GitHub

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/31200

generic

Gitea 1.22.1 is released | Gitea Blog

https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-1.22.1/

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

Go(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
code.gitea.io/gitea	—	1.22.1	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-6886?

CVE-2024-6886 is a critical vulnerability published on August 6, 2024. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Gitea Gitea Open Source Git Server allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Gitea Open Source Git Server: 1.22.0.

When was CVE-2024-6886 disclosed?

CVE-2024-6886 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 6, 2024, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-6886 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-6886 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-6886?

CVE-2024-6886 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 0.0.

How do I remediate CVE-2024-6886?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-6886, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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