GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 18.3.4/18.4.2/18.5.0 Project authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 18.3.4/18.4.2/18.5.0. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Project Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-11702. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 18.3.4/18.4.2/18.5.0. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Project Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

GitLab has remediated an issue in EE affecting all versions from 17.1 before 18.3.5, 18.4 before 18.4.3, and 18.5 before 18.5.1 that could have allowed an authenticated attacker with specific permissions to hijack project runners from other projects.

The weakness was published by iamgk808 as 576900. The advisory is shared at about.gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-11702 since 10/13/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 271969 (GitLab 17.1 < 18.3.5 / 18.4 < 18.4.3 / 18.5 < 18.5.1 (CVE-2025-11702)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.3.5, 18.4.3 or 18.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at about.gitlab.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (271969) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2376). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Open Source GitLab

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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

CNA Base Score: 8.5
CNA Vector (GitLab): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 271969
Nessus Name: GitLab 17.1 < 18.3.5 / 18.4 < 18.4.3 / 18.5 < 18.5.1 (CVE-2025-11702)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Enterprise Edition 18.3.5/18.4.3/18.5.1

Timelineinfo

10/13/2025 CVE reserved
10/29/2025 +16 days Advisory disclosed
10/29/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 576900
Researcher: iamgk808
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-11702 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-11702
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330365
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2376 - GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2025 10:36
Updated: 10/30/2025 00:11
Changes: 10/29/2025 10:36 (67), 10/29/2025 12:14 (7), 10/30/2025 00:11 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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