GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.6.2/18.7.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.6.2/18.7.0. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-13761. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.6.2/18.7.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code in the context of an authenticated user's browser by convincing the legitimate user to visit a specially crafted webpage.

The weakness was presented by joaxcar as 582237. The advisory is available at gitlab.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-13761 since 11/27/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 298825 (GitLab 18.6 < 18.6.3 / 18.7 < 18.7.1 (CVE-2025-13761)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.6.3 or 18.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at about.gitlab.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (298825), EUVD (EUVD-2026-1770) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0037). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Open Source GitLab

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.6
NVD Vector: 🔒

CNA Base Score: 8.0
CNA Vector (GitLab): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 298825
Nessus Name: GitLab 18.6 < 18.6.3 / 18.7 < 18.7.1 (CVE-2025-13761)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 18.6.3/18.7.1

Timelineinfo

11/27/2025 CVE reserved
01/09/2026 +43 days Advisory disclosed
01/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/15/2026 +37 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 582237
Researcher: joaxcar
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-13761 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-13761
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-340258
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0037 - GitLab CE und EE: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 01/09/2026 12:27
Updated: 02/15/2026 23:58
Changes: 01/09/2026 12:27 (67), 01/10/2026 15:13 (1), 01/12/2026 02:42 (7), 01/22/2026 18:32 (11), 02/15/2026 23:58 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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