CVE-2025-68971 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service by uploading multi-gigabyte file attachments to issues or releases in Forgejo.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-68971?
CVE-2025-68971 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Forgejo through 13.0.3, the attachment component allows a denial of service by uploading a multi-gigabyte file attachment (e.g., to be associated with an issue or a release).
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68971?
How do I fix CVE-2025-68971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-68971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8mff-gcgj-hhfr.