GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 17.6.4/17.7.3/17.8.1 Personal Access Token session expiration

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.6.4/17.7.3/17.8.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Personal Access Token Handler. This manipulation causes session expiration. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-1198. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.6.4/17.7.3/17.8.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Personal Access Token Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session expiration vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-613. According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization." As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.11 prior to 17.6.5, 17.7 prior to 17.7.4, and 17.8 prior to 17.8.2 meant that long-lived connections in ActionCable potentially allowed revoked Personal Access Tokens access to streaming results.

It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-1198 since 02/10/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216222 (GitLab 16.11 < 17.6.5 / 17.7 < 17.7.4 / 17.8 < 17.8.2 (CVE-2025-1198)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 17.6.5, 17.7.4 or 17.8.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (216222). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Session expiration
CWE: CWE-613
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 216222
Nessus Name: GitLab 16.11 < 17.6.5 / 17.7 < 17.7.4 / 17.8 < 17.8.2 (CVE-2025-1198)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 17.6.5/17.7.4/17.8.2

Timelineinfo

02/10/2025 🔍
02/13/2025 +3 days 🔍
02/13/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/06/2025 +174 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 511477
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-1198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-1198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295675

Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2025 08:08
Updated: 08/06/2025 22:18
Changes: 02/13/2025 08:08 (65), 02/13/2025 17:26 (2), 08/06/2025 22:18 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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