GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 17.10.6/17.11.2/18.0.0 Two-Factor Authentication Requirements weak authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.10.6/17.11.2/18.0.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Two-Factor Authentication Requirements. This manipulation causes weak authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-0605. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.10.6/17.11.2/18.0.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Two-Factor Authentication Requirements. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1390. The product uses an authentication mechanism to restrict access to specific users or identities, but the mechanism does not sufficiently prove that the claimed identity is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.8 before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. Group access controls could allow certain users to bypass two-factor authentication requirements.

The weakness was released by salh4ckr. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-0605 since 01/20/2025. 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 237105 (GitLab 16.8 < 17.10.7 / 17.11 < 17.11.3 / 18.0 < 18.0.1 (CVE-2025-0605)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 17.10.7, 17.11.3 or 18.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (237105) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-16150). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

• GitLab

Name

• Community Edition
• Enterprise Edition

Version

• 17.10.0
• 17.10.1
• 17.10.2
• 17.10.3
• 17.10.4
• 17.10.5
• 17.10.6
• 17.11.0
• 17.11.1
• 17.11.2
• 18.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://gitlab.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.6
CNA Vector (GitLab): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Weak authentication
CWE: CWE-1390
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 237105
Nessus Name: GitLab 16.8 < 17.10.7 / 17.11 < 17.11.3 / 18.0 < 18.0.1 (CVE-2025-0605)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 17.10.7/17.11.3/18.0.1

Timelineinfo

01/20/2025 🔍
05/22/2025 +121 days 🔍
05/22/2025 +0 days 🔍
05/23/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: gitlab.com
Researcher: salh4ckr
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-0605 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0605
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309991
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 05/22/2025 16:55
Updated: 05/23/2025 06:38
Changes: 05/22/2025 16:55 (65), 05/22/2025 19:49 (1), 05/23/2025 06:38 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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