Gitea Public Registration Enabled Detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""A misconfiguration in Gitea allows arbitrary users to sign up and read code hosted on the service."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Gitea Public Registration Enabled Detection',
'description': 'A misconfiguration in Gitea allows arbitrary users to sign up and read code hosted on the service.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'high',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'misconfiguration', 'misconfig', 'gitea', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
},
},
'references': ['https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHhofSj9lEM&t=157s', 'https://gitea.io/en-us/'],
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/user/sign_up', allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_any = ('Registration is disabled. Please contact your site administrator.',)
body_all = ('Powered by Gitea', 'Register -',)
if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (all(m in body for m in body_all)):
self.set_info(
severity='high',
reason="Gitea Public Registration Enabled detected",
path='/user/sign_up',
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6Medium risk
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