GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.6.3/18.7.1/18.8.1 API Endpoint authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.6.3/18.7.1/18.8.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-13928. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.6.3/18.7.1/18.8.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component API Endpoint. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.7 before 18.6.4, 18.7 before 18.7.2, and 18.8 before 18.8.2 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service condition by exploiting incorrect authorization validation in API endpoints.

The weakness was presented by a92847865. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-13928 since 12/02/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 297405 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-13928), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.6.4, 18.7.2 or 18.8.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (297405). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 297405
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-13928

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 18.6.4/18.7.2/18.8.2

Timelineinfo

12/02/2025 CVE reserved
01/22/2026 +51 days Advisory disclosed
01/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/31/2026 +9 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: gitlab.com
Researcher: a92847865
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-13928 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-13928
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-342323

Entryinfo

Created: 01/22/2026 14:54
Updated: 01/31/2026 23:39
Changes: 01/22/2026 14:54 (65), 01/31/2026 23:39 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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