vulnerability
Gitlab Gitlab: CVE-2025-1540: Incorrect Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Mar 6, 2025 | Apr 22, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 6, 2025
Added
Apr 22, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE for Self-Managed and Dedicated instances affecting all versions from 17.5 prior to 17.6.5, 17.7 prior to 17.7.4, and 17.8 prior to 17.8.2. It was possible for a user added as an External to read and clone internal projects under certain circumstances."
Solution
gitlab-gitlab-upgrade-latest
References
- CWE-863
- CVE-2025-1540
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-1540
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/02/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-8-2-released/#saml-authentication-misconfigures-external-user-attribute
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/512765
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-6113
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