CVE-2025-2242 — Incorrect Authorization in Gitlab

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization5 documents5 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 91.06%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
GitlabDebian GitlabGitlab CE
Timeline
PublishedMar 27

Description

An improper access control vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.4 prior to 17.8.6, 17.9 prior to 17.9.3, and 17.10 prior to 17.10.1 allows a user who was an instance admin before but has since been downgraded to a regular user to continue to maintain elevated privileges to groups and projects.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages5 packages

▶CVEListV5gitlab/gitlab17.4 — 17.8.6+2
▶NVDgitlab/gitlab17.4.0 — 17.8.6+2
▶debiandebian/gitlab
▶gitlabgitlab/gitlab

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-8xr4-8v2f-pqrx: An improper access control vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17↗2025-03-27
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OSV
CVE-2025-2242: An improper access control vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17↗2025-03-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

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GitLab
CVE-2025-2242: An improper access control vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.4 prior to 17.8.6, 17.9 prior to 17.9.3, and 17.10 prior to 17↗2025-03-27
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Debian
CVE-2025-2242: gitlab - An improper access control vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions ...↗2025
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