CVE-2025-1540
mediumpriority · track · 17OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 15 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.1–4.2
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
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affected products (16)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0354GitLab: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-02-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, erhöhte Berechtigungen zu erlangen und Daten zu manipulieren.
- BIT-gitlab-2025-1540Incorrect Authorization in GitLab2025-03-10vendor · osvUS
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."
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/02/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-8-2-released/#saml-authentication-misconfigures-external-user-attributecnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-1540cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/512765cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1540cnnvd
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/02/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-8-2-released/#saml-authentication-misconfigures-external-user-attributeenisa_euvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/512765enisa_euvd
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/02/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-8-2-released/#saml-authentication-misconfigures-external-user-attributeRelease Notesnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/512765ExploitIssue Trackingnvd
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