GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 17.7.6/17.8.4/17.9.1 authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.7.6/17.8.4/17.9.1. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-0652. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.7.6/17.8.4/17.9.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE/CE affecting all versions starting from 16.9 before 17.7.7, all versions starting from 17.8 before 17.8.5, all versions starting from 17.9 before 17.9.2 could allow unauthorized users to access confidential information intended for internal use only.

The weakness was published by foxribeye as 514532. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-0652 since 01/22/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232672 (GitLab 16.9 < 17.7.7 / 17.8 < 17.8.5 / 17.9 < 17.9.2 (CVE-2025-0652)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 17.7.7, 17.8.5 or 17.9.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (232672). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 232672
Nessus Name: GitLab 16.9 < 17.7.7 / 17.8 < 17.8.5 / 17.9 < 17.9.2 (CVE-2025-0652)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 17.7.7/17.8.5/17.9.2

Timelineinfo

01/22/2025 🔍
03/13/2025 +50 days 🔍
03/13/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/08/2025 +148 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 514532
Researcher: foxribeye
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-0652 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0652
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-299615

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2025 07:53
Updated: 08/08/2025 04:55
Changes: 03/13/2025 07:53 (65), 03/13/2025 11:32 (2), 03/13/2025 13:44 (1), 08/08/2025 04:55 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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