Gitea accepted an unlimited number of wrong TOTP passcodes during sign-in, in the password reset flow and for Basic authentication with the `X-Gitea-OTP` header. An attacker who already knows an account's password could guess the six-digit passcode by trying codes at a high rate and sign in despite two-factor authentication. After five failed passcodes, further attempts for the account are now refused for 15 minutes.
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Sun, 15 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Gitea accepted an unlimited number of wrong TOTP passcodes during sign-in, in the password reset flow and for Basic authentication with the `X-Gitea-OTP` header. An attacker who already knows an account's password could guess the six-digit passcode by trying codes at a high rate and sign in despite two-factor authentication. After five failed passcodes, further attempts for the account are now refused for 15 minutes. | |
| Title | Gitea missing attempt limit for TOTP passcodes | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-307 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Gitea
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Updated: 2026-11-15T21:13:56.636Z
Reserved: 2026-11-15T20:29:37.631Z
Link: CVE-2026-123002
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