GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.3.5/18.4.3/18.5.1 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 18.3.5/18.4.3/18.5.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-11224. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.3.5/18.4.3/18.5.1. Affected is some unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.10 before 18.3.6, 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to execute stored cross-site scripting through improper input validation in the Kubernetes proxy functionality.

The weakness was shared by joaxcar as 573223. The advisory is available at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-11224 since 10/01/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. 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 298828 (GitLab 15.10 < 18.3.6 / 18.4 < 18.4.4 / 18.5 < 18.5.2 (CVE-2025-11224)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.3.6, 18.4.4 or 18.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at about.gitlab.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (298828). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 2.6
VulDB Temp Score: 2.5
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: 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: 298828
Nessus Name: GitLab 15.10 < 18.3.6 / 18.4 < 18.4.4 / 18.5 < 18.5.2 (CVE-2025-11224)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 18.3.6/18.4.4/18.5.2

Timelineinfo

10/01/2025 CVE reserved
01/14/2026 +105 days Advisory disclosed
01/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/15/2026 +32 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 573223
Researcher: joaxcar
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-11224 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-11224
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-341154

Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2026 21:36
Updated: 02/15/2026 23:58
Changes: 01/14/2026 21:36 (67), 01/22/2026 03:38 (11), 02/15/2026 23:58 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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