CVE-2025-2938
GitLab Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 26, 2025, 6:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 12, 2025, 2:42 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade to GitLab version 17.11.5, 18.0.3, or 18.1.1 or later.
- Update the affected packages.
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-2025-2938.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/529006 | Broken Link |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/3063091 | Permissions Required |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-2938 is
associated with the following CWEs:
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-2025-2938
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-2025-2938 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-2938 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.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 12, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.0.0 up to (excluding) 18.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.0.0 up to (excluding) 18.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.1.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.3.0 up to (excluding) 17.11.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.3.0 up to (excluding) 17.11.5 Added Reference Type GitLab Inc.: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/529006 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type GitLab Inc.: https://hackerone.com/reports/3063091 Types: Permissions Required -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jun. 26, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-840 Added Reference https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/529006 Added Reference https://hackerone.com/reports/3063091