Vulnerability · Published Jun 26, 2025 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2025-2938Business Logic Errors in GitLab
Low 3.1
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw 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 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.1Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.1% 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 17.3 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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-840 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- GitLab Issue #529006 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3063091 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required