CVE-2026-35599

@@ -553,6 +553,34 @@ func (err ErrTaskCannotBeEmpty) HTTPError() web.HTTPError {
 	return web.HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrCodeTaskCannotBeEmpty, Message: "You must provide at least a task title."}
 }
 
+// ErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval represents an error where the provided
+// task repeat interval is outside the allowed range.
+type ErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval struct {
+	RepeatAfter int64
+}
+
+// IsErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval checks if an error is ErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval.
+func IsErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(ErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval)
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (err ErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Invalid task repeat interval. [RepeatAfter: %d]", err.RepeatAfter)
+}
+
+// ErrCodeInvalidTaskRepeatInterval holds the unique world-error code of this error.
+const ErrCodeInvalidTaskRepeatInterval = 4029
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description.
+func (err ErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval) HTTPError() web.HTTPError {
+	return web.HTTPError{
+		HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
+		Code:     ErrCodeInvalidTaskRepeatInterval,
+		Message:  fmt.Sprintf("The task repeat interval must be between 0 and %d seconds (10 years).", MaxTaskRepeatAfterSeconds),
+	}
+}
+
 // ErrTaskDoesNotExist represents a "ErrProjectDoesNotExist" kind of error. Used if the project does not exist.
 type ErrTaskDoesNotExist struct {
 	ID int64

@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ const (
 	TaskRepeatModeFromCurrentDate
 )
 
+// MaxTaskRepeatAfterSeconds caps repeat_after at ten years. Sized to
+// stay far from int64 overflow when multiplied out in nanoseconds, and
+// ten years is already well past any legitimate recurrence.
+const MaxTaskRepeatAfterSeconds int64 = 10 * 365 * 24 * 3600
+
+func validateRepeatAfter(repeatAfter int64) error {
+	if repeatAfter < 0 || repeatAfter > MaxTaskRepeatAfterSeconds {
+		return ErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval{RepeatAfter: repeatAfter}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Task represents a task in a project
 type Task struct {
 	// The unique, numeric id of this task.
@@ -873,6 +885,10 @@ func createTask(s *xorm.Session, t *Task, a web.Auth, updateAssignees bool, setB
 		return ErrTaskCannotBeEmpty{}
 	}
 
+	if err := validateRepeatAfter(t.RepeatAfter); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Check if the project exists
 	p, err := GetProjectSimpleByID(s, t.ProjectID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1165,6 +1181,10 @@ func (t *Task) updateSingleTask(s *xorm.Session, a web.Auth, fields []string) (e
 		}
 	}
 
+	if err := validateRepeatAfter(t.RepeatAfter); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// If the task is being moved between projects, make sure to move the bucket + index as well
 	if t.ProjectID != 0 && ot.ProjectID != t.ProjectID {
 		t.Index, err = calculateNextTaskIndex(s, t.ProjectID)

@@ -988,6 +988,65 @@ func TestUpdateDone(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestTask_RepeatAfterCap(t *testing.T) {
+	const maxRepeat int64 = 10 * 365 * 24 * 3600
+
+	t.Run("create rejects repeat_after above cap", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+		s := db.NewSession()
+		defer s.Close()
+
+		usr := &user.User{ID: 1, Username: "user1"}
+		task := &Task{
+			Title:       "nope",
+			ProjectID:   1,
+			RepeatAfter: maxRepeat + 1,
+		}
+		err := task.Create(s, usr)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, IsErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval(err))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("create accepts repeat_after at cap", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+		s := db.NewSession()
+		defer s.Close()
+
+		usr := &user.User{ID: 1, Username: "user1"}
+		task := &Task{
+			Title:       "ok",
+			ProjectID:   1,
+			RepeatAfter: maxRepeat,
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, task.Create(s, usr))
+		require.NoError(t, s.Commit())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("update rejects repeat_after above cap", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+		s := db.NewSession()
+		defer s.Close()
+
+		usr := &user.User{ID: 1, Username: "user1"}
+		task := &Task{
+			ID:          1,
+			RepeatAfter: maxRepeat + 1,
+		}
+		err := task.Update(s, usr)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, IsErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval(err))
+	})
+}
+
+func TestErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval(t *testing.T) {
+	err := ErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval{RepeatAfter: 999999999999}
+	assert.True(t, IsErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval(err))
+	assert.False(t, IsErrInvalidTaskRepeatInterval(ErrTaskCannotBeEmpty{}))
+	httpErr := err.HTTPError()
+	assert.Equal(t, 400, httpErr.HTTPCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, ErrCodeInvalidTaskRepeatInterval, httpErr.Code)
+}
+
 func TestUpdateDone_DoSRegression_AncientDueDate(t *testing.T) {
 	// GHSA-r4fg-73rc-hhh7: ancient due_date + 1s interval used to spin
 	// for billions of iterations. The <1s assertion catches a regression