GitLab 17.3 < 17.9.8 / 17.10 < 17.10.6 / 17.11 < 17.11.2 (CVE-2025-0549)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 235666

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 starting from 17.3 prior to 17.9.8, from 17.10 prior to 17.10.6, and from 17.11 prior to 17.11.2. A security vulnerability allows attackers to bypass Device OAuth flow protections, enabling authorization form submission through minimal user interaction. (CVE-2025-0549)

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: 235666

File Name: gitlab_cve-2025-0549.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, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-0549

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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-2025-0549

Detections

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