Vulnerability · Published Jun 20, 2025 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2025-5121Missing Authorization in GitLab
High 8.5
In plain English
A high-severity missing authorization 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 12.4% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)12.4%top 3.8% 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 17.11 before 17.11.4 and 18.0 before 18.0.2. A missing authorization check may have allowed compliance frameworks to be applied to projects outside the compliance framework's group.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- GitLab Issue #545429 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3153908 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required