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CVE-2020-13246: An issue was discovered in Gitea through 1.11.5.

An issue was discovered in Gitea through 1.11.5. An attacker can trigger a deadlock by initiating a transfer of a repository's ownership from one organization to another.

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Plain-English summary

CVE-2020-13246 is a Gitea availability flaw affecting versions through 1.11.5. A repository ownership transfer between organizations can cause a deadlock, potentially disrupting service for users of the affected instance. The source bundle does not provide CVSS scoring, affected deployment details, or confirmed exploitation.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate availability risk for affected self-hosted Gitea systems. It is not currently supported by KEV or active exploitation evidence, but repository hosting outages can interrupt engineering delivery and incident response workflows.

Technical view

The CVE describes a deadlock triggered during repository ownership transfer from one organization to another in Gitea through 1.11.5. The public references include a GitHub issue and pull request, but the bundle does not include detailed patch notes, prerequisites, or impact scope beyond the deadlock condition.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to self-hosted Gitea deployments running versions through 1.11.5 where users can initiate repository ownership transfers between organizations. The bundle does not define required privileges or whether anonymous users can trigger it.

Exploitation context

CISA KEV status is false, and the provided sources do not state active exploitation. Public issue and pull request references indicate the weakness was publicly discussed, but no exploit status or operational attack campaign is evidenced here.

Researcher notes

Key unknowns are attacker privileges, exact deadlock blast radius, and fixed release mapping. The CVE description supports a repository transfer deadlock in Gitea through 1.11.5; further validation should rely on the linked upstream issue and pull request.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory all Gitea instances and record their running versions.
  • Prioritize instances running Gitea 1.11.5 or earlier for remediation review.
  • Check Gitea vendor guidance and the linked pull request for the confirmed fixed version.
  • Restrict repository ownership transfer capability until remediation is complete.
  • Monitor Gitea service health for deadlock or availability symptoms.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether any production Gitea instance runs version 1.11.5 or earlier.
  • Review administrative logs for recent repository ownership transfers between organizations.
  • Verify repository transfer permissions are limited to trusted administrators.
  • Confirm remediation against official Gitea release or patch guidance.
  • Track service availability metrics for abnormal hangs or stalled requests.
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Confidence
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Sources
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