CVE-2025-2938
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CVE-2025-2938 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.3 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1 that could have allowed authenticated users to gain elevated project privileges by requesting access to projects where role modifications during the approval process resulted in unintended permission grants.. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.3 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1 that could have allowed authenticated users to gain elevated project privileges by requesting access to projects where role modifications during the approval process resulted in unintended permission grants.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 17.3.0, < 17.11.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 18.0.0, < 18.0.3 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 18.1.0 |
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3063091Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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