v28.0.0 v1.7.7

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tobychui/zoraxySep 29, 2026 → Sep 30, 20261 day between releases

What's New

Gitea v28.0.0 added Git proxy and audit logging; better-auth v1.7.7 fixed a critical Magic Link takeover vulnerability.

New Features

  • validateRedirectUri for OAuth
  • verifyOAuthQueryParams
  • OAuth Proxy validation features

Improvements

  • Fixed Magic Link account-takeover vulnerability
  • Added OAuth Proxy validation features
  • Fixed CAPTCHA and rate-limit headers

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Magic Link account-takeover vulnerability
  • Fixed ID-token sign-in ignoring social provider's disableSignUp setting
  • Fixed OAuth Proxy accepting sign-in state incorrectly
  • Fixed CAPTCHA errors missing JSON Content-Type header
  • Fixed rate-limit errors missing JSON Content-Type header

Upgrade Notes

Upgrade servers sharing Magic Link verification storage and restart pending OAuth/SAML sign-ins; ensure all OAuth Proxy participants are upgraded together.

The Two Releases

v28.0.0

v28.0.0

Sep 29, 2026· 22 days ago

A major version update introducing significant breaking changes regarding Git network operations and security, alongside new features like audit logging and deploy tokens.

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v1.7.7

v1.7.7

Sep 30, 2026· 21 days ago

A critical security patch release addressing a Magic Link account-takeover vulnerability and fixing various authentication-related bugs.

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