diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d0623d98..7d159bfa0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ All notable changes to Gogs are documented in this file.
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- _Security:_ XSS in cookies. [#6953](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/6953)
+- _Security:_ OS Command Injection in file uploading. [#6968](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/6968)
+- _Security:_ Remote Command Execution in file editing. [#6555](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/6555)
 - Unable to use LDAP authentication on ARM machines. [#6761](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/6761)
 
 ### Removed
diff --git a/internal/db/repo_editor.go b/internal/db/repo_editor.go
index 53a733a7c..9d4664be9 100644
--- a/internal/db/repo_editor.go
+++ b/internal/db/repo_editor.go
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ type UpdateRepoFileOptions struct {
 
 // UpdateRepoFile adds or updates a file in repository.
 func (repo *Repository) UpdateRepoFile(doer *User, opts UpdateRepoFileOptions) (err error) {
+	// 🚨 SECURITY: Prevent uploading files into the ".git" directory
+	if isRepositoryGitPath(opts.NewTreeName) {
+		return errors.Errorf("bad tree path %q", opts.NewTreeName)
+	}
+
 	repoWorkingPool.CheckIn(com.ToStr(repo.ID))
 	defer repoWorkingPool.CheckOut(com.ToStr(repo.ID))
 
@@ -458,7 +463,8 @@ type UploadRepoFileOptions struct {
 	Files        []string // In UUID format
 }
 
-// isRepositoryGitPath returns true if given path is or resides inside ".git" path of the repository.
+// isRepositoryGitPath returns true if given path is or resides inside ".git"
+// path of the repository.
 func isRepositoryGitPath(path string) bool {
 	return strings.HasSuffix(path, ".git") ||
 		strings.Contains(path, ".git"+string(os.PathSeparator)) ||
@@ -472,7 +478,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) UploadRepoFiles(doer *User, opts UploadRepoFileOptions)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Prevent uploading files into the ".git" directory
+	// 🚨 SECURITY: Prevent uploading files into the ".git" directory
 	if isRepositoryGitPath(opts.TreePath) {
 		return errors.Errorf("bad tree path %q", opts.TreePath)
 	}
@@ -512,7 +518,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) UploadRepoFiles(doer *User, opts UploadRepoFileOptions)
 
 		upload.Name = pathutil.Clean(upload.Name)
 
-		// Prevent uploading files into the ".git" directory
+		// 🚨 SECURITY: Prevent uploading files into the ".git" directory
 		if isRepositoryGitPath(upload.Name) {
 			continue
 		}