8.0
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-12029
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.11 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have, under certain circumstances, allowed an unauthenticated user to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of another user by injecting malicious external scripts into the Swagger UI."

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 11, 2025, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 11, 2025, 8:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-12029 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gitlab gitlab
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH ceab7361-8a18-47b1-92ba-4d7d25f6715a
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update GitLab to a patched version to prevent unauthorized actions via script injection.
  • Update GitLab to version 18.4.6 or later.
  • Update GitLab to version 18.5.4 or later.
  • Update GitLab to version 18.6.2 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-12029.

URL Resource
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/12/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-6-2-released/
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/577975
https://hackerone.com/reports/3317485
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-12029 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-12029 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • CybersecurityNews
GitLab Patches Multiple Vulnerabilities that Allows Attackers to Trigger XSS and DoS Attack

Critical security patches on December 10, 2025, addressing ten significant vulnerabilities across its Community Edition and Enterprise Edition platforms. GitLab has released updated versions 18.6.2, 1 ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 11, 2025 (1 hour, 19 minutes ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-12029 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.11 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have, under certain circumstances, allowed an unauthenticated user to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of another user by injecting malicious external scripts into the Swagger UI."
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added Reference https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/12/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-6-2-released/
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/577975
    Added Reference https://hackerone.com/reports/3317485
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8
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