GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.7.4/18.8.4/18.9.0 authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.7.4/18.8.4/18.9.0. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-14103. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.7.4/18.8.4/18.9.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.7 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that could have allowed an unauthorized user with Developer-role permissions to set pipeline variables for manually triggered jobs under certain conditions.

The weakness was released by go7f0 as 583053. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-14103 since 12/05/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 300164 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-14103), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.7.5, 18.8.5 or 18.9.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at about.gitlab.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (300164). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.3
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: 300164
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-14103

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 18.7.5/18.8.5/18.9.1

Timelineinfo

12/05/2025 CVE reserved
02/26/2026 +83 days Advisory disclosed
02/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/02/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 583053
Researcher: go7f0
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-14103 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-14103
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-347881

Entryinfo

Created: 02/26/2026 01:27
Updated: 03/02/2026 11:26
Changes: 02/26/2026 01:27 (66), 03/02/2026 11:26 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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