GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 18.0.3/18.1.1 Group Invitation authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 18.0.3/18.1.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Group Invitation Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-4972. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 18.0.3/18.1.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Group Invitation Handler. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 before 18.0.4 and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that could have allowed authenticated users with invitation privileges to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by manipulating group invitation functionality.

The weakness was published by mateuszek as 543816. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-4972 since 05/20/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241692 (GitLab 18.0 < 18.0.4 / 18.1 < 18.1.2 (CVE-2025-4972)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.0.4 or 18.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (241692) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-20987). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.7

VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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CNA Base Score: 2.7
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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: 241692
Nessus Name: GitLab 18.0 < 18.0.4 / 18.1 < 18.1.2 (CVE-2025-4972)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Enterprise Edition 18.0.4/18.1.2

Timelineinfo

05/20/2025 CVE reserved
07/10/2025 +51 days Advisory disclosed
07/10/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/25/2025 +15 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 543816
Researcher: mateuszek
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-4972 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-4972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315965
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2025 11:36
Updated: 07/25/2025 21:02
Changes: 07/10/2025 11:36 (66), 07/10/2025 14:45 (1), 07/11/2025 01:36 (2), 07/25/2025 21:02 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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