CVE-2025-4972
GitLab EE Group Invitation Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 before 18.0.4 and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that could have allowed authenticated users with invitation privileges to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by manipulating group invitation functionality.
INFO
Published Date :
July 10, 2025, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 10, 2025, 1:17 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
1.2
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-2025-4972.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/543816 | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/3148693 |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-4972 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CybersecurityNews
GitLab Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Execute Actions by Injecting Malicious Content
GitLab has released critical security patches across multiple versions to address several high-severity vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute unauthorized actions through malicious con ... Read more
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Daily CyberSecurity
GitLab Releases Security Updates: XSS and Authorization Bypass Flaws Patched
GitLab has released security updates for its Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE), addressing multiple vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) at ... Read more
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CVE-2025-4972 vulnerability over time.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 10, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 before 18.0.4 and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that could have allowed authenticated users with invitation privileges to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by manipulating group invitation functionality. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-863 Added Reference https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/543816 Added Reference https://hackerone.com/reports/3148693
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-4972 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-4972
weaknesses.