Vulnerability · Published Jun 12, 2025 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2025-2254Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
High 8.7
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.9 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Improper output encoding in the snipper viewer functionality lead to Cross-Site scripting attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- GitLab Issue #524636 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2973939 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required