CVE-2025-1540 — Incorrect Authorization in Gitlab

CWE-863 — Incorrect AuthorizationCWE-833 — Deadlock6 documents6 sources
Severity
4.2MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 76.95%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
GitlabDebian GitlabGitlab CE
Timeline
PublishedMar 6
Latest updateJul 10

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."

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 1.6 | Impact: 2.5

Affected Packages5 packages

▶CVEListV5gitlab/gitlab17.5 — 17.6.5+2
▶NVDgitlab/gitlab17.5.0 — 17.6.5+2
▶debiandebian/gitlab< gitlab 17.6.5-1 (sid)
▶gitlabgitlab/gitlab

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6xr7-mv6q-jx4q: An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE for Self-Managed and Dedicated instances affecting all versions from 17↗2025-03-06
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OSV
CVE-2025-1540: An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE for Self-Managed and Dedicated instances affecting all versions from 17↗2025-03-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Red Hat
kernel: Linux kernel (PTP): Denial of Service due to recursive locking in virtual clock handling↗2025-07-10
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GitLab
CVE-2025-1540: 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↗2025-03-06
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Debian
CVE-2025-1540: gitlab - An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE for Self-Managed and Dedicated inst...↗2025
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