GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 17.9.6/17.10.4/17.11.0 Content Security Policy cross site scripting
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 17.9.6/17.10.4/17.11.0. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Content Security Policy Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-1763. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 17.9.6/17.10.4/17.11.0. This affects an unknown code block of the component Content Security Policy Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE that allows for cross-site-scripting attack and content security policy bypass in a user's browser under specific conditions, affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.9.7, 17.10 before 17.10.5, and 17.11 before 17.11.1.
The weakness was published by joaxcar as 521718. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-1763 since 02/27/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 237585 (GitLab 16.6 < 17.9.7 / 17.10 < 17.10.5 / 17.11 < 17.11.1 (CVE-2025-1763)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 17.9.7, 17.10.5 or 17.11.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (237585). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 17.0
- 17.1
- 17.2
- 17.3
- 17.4
- 17.5
- 17.6
- 17.7
- 17.8
- 17.9
- 17.9.0
- 17.9.1
- 17.9.2
- 17.9.3
- 17.9.4
- 17.9.5
- 17.9.6
- 17.10
- 17.10.0
- 17.10.1
- 17.10.2
- 17.10.3
- 17.10.4
- 17.11.0
License
Website
- Vendor: https://gitlab.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 8.7
CNA Vector (GitLab): 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 237585
Nessus Name: GitLab 16.6 < 17.9.7 / 17.10 < 17.10.5 / 17.11 < 17.11.1 (CVE-2025-1763)
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Enterprise Edition 17.9.7/17.10.5/17.11.1
Timeline
02/27/2025 🔍05/30/2025 🔍
05/30/2025 🔍
08/09/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: gitlab.comAdvisory: 521718
Researcher: joaxcar
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-1763 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-1763
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-310665
Entry
Created: 05/30/2025 13:27Updated: 08/09/2025 01:44
Changes: 05/30/2025 13:27 (67), 05/30/2025 18:21 (2), 08/09/2025 01:44 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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