CVE-2025-8405

Dec. 11, 2025, 5:16 a.m.

8.7
High

Description

GitLab has remediated a security issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.1 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of other users by injecting malicious HTML into vulnerability code flow displays.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Gitlab
  • Gitlab
  • 17.1, <18.4.6, <18.5.4, <18.6.2

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-116
Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a gitlab gitlab 17.1 / / / / / / /
a gitlab gitlab <18.4.6 / / / / / / /
a gitlab gitlab <18.5.4 / / / / / / /
a gitlab gitlab <18.6.2 / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

8.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 11, 2025, 5:16 a.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 11, 2025, 5:16 a.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@gitlab.com

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