Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to 0.14.3, when ENABLE_REVERSE_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION is enabled, Gogs accepts the configured authentication header (default: X-WEBAUTH-USER) directly from client requests without validating that the request originated from a trusted reverse proxy. Any remote attacker who can reach the Gogs service can forge this header to impersonate any user or trigger automatic account creation, completely bypassing authentication. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.14.3.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

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Advisories
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w6j9-vw59-27wv Gogs has an Authentication Bypass via Unvalidated Reverse Proxy Headers
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References
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https://github.com/gogs/gogs/commit/0089c4c8e5b8d99eb6e5c8727f8f40d765f1f58a cve-icon
https://github.com/gogs/gogs/pull/8264 cve-icon
https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.3 cve-icon
https://github.com/gogs/gogs/security/advisories/GHSA-w6j9-vw59-27wv cve-icon
History

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to 0.14.3, when ENABLE_REVERSE_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION is enabled, Gogs accepts the configured authentication header (default: X-WEBAUTH-USER) directly from client requests without validating that the request originated from a trusted reverse proxy. Any remote attacker who can reach the Gogs service can forge this header to impersonate any user or trigger automatic account creation, completely bypassing authentication. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.14.3.
Title Gogs: Authentication Bypass via Unvalidated Reverse Proxy Headers
Weaknesses CWE-290
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-24T20:07:32.497Z

Reserved: 2026-01-29T14:03:42.539Z

Link: CVE-2026-25119

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