An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 18.0 before 18.0.2. Under certain conditions html injection in new search page could lead to account takeover.
https://hackerone.com/reports/3085738
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-patches-high-severity-account-takeover-missing-auth-issues/
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/539198
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2025-06-12
Updated: 2025-06-12
Base Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.00017