Check Point Advisories

Gitea Open Source Git Server Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2024-6886)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2024-5508
Date Published: 19 Feb 2026
Severity: High
Last Updated: Thursday 19 February, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2024-6886
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Gitea Open Source Git Server version 1.22.0
Vulnerability Description A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Gitea Open Source Git Server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Gitea Open Source Git Server Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2024-6886) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Gitea Open Source Git Server Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2024-6886)

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