GitLab 12.0 < 17.9.8 / 17.10 < 17.10.6 / 17.11 < 17.11.2 (CVE-2025-1278)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 235665

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Synopsis

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability, as follows:

- An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 17.9.8, 17.10 before 17.10.6, and 17.11 before 17.11.2. Under certain conditions users could bypass IP access restrictions and view sensitive information. (CVE-2025-1278)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to GitLab version 17.9.8, 17.10.6, 17.11.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 235665

File Name: gitlab_cve-2025-1278.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/9/2025

Updated: 5/9/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1278

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:gitlab:gitlab

Required KB Items: installed_sw/GitLab

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/9/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1278

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