Restrict organization danger zone actions to site admins via admin config

custom/conf/app.example.ini

@@ -1623,6 +1623,9 @@ LEVEL = Info
 ;; - change_username: a user cannot change their username
 ;; - change_full_name: a user cannot change their full name
 ;;EXTERNAL_USER_DISABLE_FEATURES =
+;; Disabled features for organizations, currently supported: danger_zone
+;; - danger_zone: only site administrators can delete, rename, or change organization visibility
+;ORG_DISABLED_FEATURES =
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

modules/setting/admin.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var Admin struct {
 	DefaultEmailNotification    string
 	UserDisabledFeatures        container.Set[string]
 	ExternalUserDisableFeatures container.Set[string]
+	OrgDisabledFeatures         container.Set[string]
 }
 
 var validUserFeatures = container.SetOf(
@@ -26,12 +27,21 @@ var validUserFeatures = container.SetOf(
 	UserFeatureChangeFullName,
 )
 
+var validOrgFeatures = container.SetOf(
+	OrgFeatureDangerZone,
+)
+
+func CanManageOrgDangerZone(isAdmin bool) bool {
+	return isAdmin || !Admin.OrgDisabledFeatures.Contains(OrgFeatureDangerZone)
+}
+
 func loadAdminFrom(rootCfg ConfigProvider) {
 	sec := rootCfg.Section("admin")
 	Admin.DisableRegularOrgCreation = sec.Key("DISABLE_REGULAR_ORG_CREATION").MustBool(false)
 	Admin.DefaultEmailNotification = sec.Key("DEFAULT_EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS").MustString("enabled")
 	Admin.UserDisabledFeatures = container.SetOf(sec.Key("USER_DISABLED_FEATURES").Strings(",")...)
 	Admin.ExternalUserDisableFeatures = container.SetOf(sec.Key("EXTERNAL_USER_DISABLE_FEATURES").Strings(",")...).Union(Admin.UserDisabledFeatures)
+	Admin.OrgDisabledFeatures = container.SetOf(sec.Key("ORG_DISABLED_FEATURES").Strings(",")...)
 
 	for feature := range Admin.UserDisabledFeatures {
 		if !validUserFeatures.Contains(feature) {
@@ -43,6 +53,11 @@ func loadAdminFrom(rootCfg ConfigProvider) {
 			log.Warn("EXTERNAL_USER_DISABLE_FEATURES contains unknown feature %q", feature)
 		}
 	}
+	for feature := range Admin.OrgDisabledFeatures {
+		if !validOrgFeatures.Contains(feature) {
+			log.Warn("ORG_DISABLED_FEATURES contains unknown feature %q", feature)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 const (
@@ -53,4 +68,6 @@ const (
 	UserFeatureManageCredentials = "manage_credentials"
 	UserFeatureChangeUsername    = "change_username"
 	UserFeatureChangeFullName    = "change_full_name"
+
+	OrgFeatureDangerZone = "danger_zone"
 )

modules/setting/admin_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package setting
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/test"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestLoadAdminOrgDisabledFeatures(t *testing.T) {
+	defer test.MockVariableValue(&Admin)()
+
+	cfg, err := NewConfigProviderFromData(`
+[admin]
+ORG_DISABLED_FEATURES = danger_zone
+`)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	loadAdminFrom(cfg)
+
+	assert.True(t, Admin.OrgDisabledFeatures.Contains(OrgFeatureDangerZone))
+	assert.False(t, CanManageOrgDangerZone(false))
+	assert.True(t, CanManageOrgDangerZone(true))
+}
+
+func TestLoadAdminOrgDisabledFeaturesDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	defer test.MockVariableValue(&Admin)()
+
+	cfg, err := NewConfigProviderFromData(`
+[admin]
+`)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	loadAdminFrom(cfg)
+
+	assert.False(t, Admin.OrgDisabledFeatures.Contains(OrgFeatureDangerZone))
+	assert.True(t, CanManageOrgDangerZone(false))
+}

routers/api/v1/org/org.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/perm"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/optional"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
@@ -340,6 +341,11 @@ func Rename(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "422":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/validationError"
 
+	if !setting.CanManageOrgDangerZone(ctx.Doer.IsAdmin) {
+		ctx.APIError(http.StatusForbidden, "Organization danger zone actions are restricted to site administrators")
+		return
+	}
+
 	form := web.GetForm(ctx).(*api.RenameOrgOption)
 	orgUser := ctx.Org.Organization.AsUser()
 	if err := user_service.RenameUser(ctx, orgUser, form.NewName, ctx.Doer); err != nil {
@@ -380,6 +386,11 @@ func Edit(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
 
 	form := web.GetForm(ctx).(*api.EditOrgOption)
+	visibility := optional.FromMapLookup(api.VisibilityModes, optional.FromPtr(form.Visibility).Value())
+	if visibility.Has() && visibility.Value() != ctx.Org.Organization.Visibility && !setting.CanManageOrgDangerZone(ctx.Doer.IsAdmin) {
+		ctx.APIError(http.StatusForbidden, "Organization danger zone actions are restricted to site administrators")
+		return
+	}
 
 	if err := org.UpdateOrgEmailAddress(ctx, ctx.Org.Organization, form.Email); err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrInvalidArgument) {
@@ -395,7 +406,7 @@ func Edit(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		Description:               optional.FromPtr(form.Description),
 		Website:                   optional.FromPtr(form.Website),
 		Location:                  optional.FromPtr(form.Location),
-		Visibility:                optional.FromMapLookup(api.VisibilityModes, optional.FromPtr(form.Visibility).Value()),
+		Visibility:                visibility,
 		RepoAdminChangeTeamAccess: optional.FromPtr(form.RepoAdminChangeTeamAccess),
 	}
 	if err := user_service.UpdateUser(ctx, ctx.Org.Organization.AsUser(), opts); err != nil {
@@ -425,6 +436,11 @@ func Delete(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "404":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
 
+	if !setting.CanManageOrgDangerZone(ctx.Doer.IsAdmin) {
+		ctx.APIError(http.StatusForbidden, "Organization danger zone actions are restricted to site administrators")
+		return
+	}
+
 	if err := org.DeleteOrganization(ctx, ctx.Org.Organization, false); err != nil {
 		ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
 		return

routers/web/org/setting.go

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func Settings(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["CurrentVisibility"] = ctx.Org.Organization.Visibility
 	ctx.Data["RepoAdminChangeTeamAccess"] = ctx.Org.Organization.RepoAdminChangeTeamAccess
 	ctx.Data["ContextUser"] = ctx.ContextUser
+	ctx.Data["CanManageOrgDangerZone"] = setting.CanManageOrgDangerZone(ctx.Doer.IsAdmin)
 
 	if _, err := shared_user.RenderUserOrgHeader(ctx); err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("RenderUserOrgHeader", err)
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ func SettingsPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["PageIsOrgSettings"] = true
 	ctx.Data["PageIsSettingsOptions"] = true
 	ctx.Data["CurrentVisibility"] = ctx.Org.Organization.Visibility
+	ctx.Data["CanManageOrgDangerZone"] = setting.CanManageOrgDangerZone(ctx.Doer.IsAdmin)
 
 	if ctx.HasError() {
 		ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplSettingsOptions)
@@ -125,6 +127,11 @@ func SettingsDeleteAvatar(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 // SettingsDeleteOrgPost response for deleting an organization
 func SettingsDeleteOrgPost(ctx *context.Context) {
+	if !setting.CanManageOrgDangerZone(ctx.Doer.IsAdmin) {
+		ctx.HTTPError(http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if ctx.Org.Organization.Name != ctx.FormString("org_name") {
 		ctx.JSONError(ctx.Tr("form.enterred_invalid_org_name"))
 		return
@@ -198,6 +205,11 @@ func Labels(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 // SettingsRenamePost response for renaming organization
 func SettingsRenamePost(ctx *context.Context) {
+	if !setting.CanManageOrgDangerZone(ctx.Doer.IsAdmin) {
+		ctx.HTTPError(http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+
 	form := web.GetForm(ctx).(*forms.RenameOrgForm)
 	if ctx.HasError() {
 		ctx.JSONError(ctx.GetErrMsg())
@@ -248,6 +260,11 @@ func SettingsChangeVisibilityPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if !setting.CanManageOrgDangerZone(ctx.Doer.IsAdmin) {
+		ctx.HTTPError(http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if err := org_service.ChangeOrganizationVisibility(ctx, ctx.Org.Organization, visibility); err != nil {
 		log.Error("ChangeOrganizationVisibility: %v", err)
 		ctx.JSONError(ctx.Tr("error.occurred"))

templates/org/settings/options_dangerzone.tmpl

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{if .CanManageOrgDangerZone}}
 <h4 class="ui top attached error header">
 	{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.danger_zone"}}
 </h4>
@@ -140,3 +141,4 @@
 		</form>
 	</div>
 </div>
+{{end}}