GitLab 16.8 < 17.10.7 / 17.11 < 17.11.3 / 18.0 < 18.0.1 (CVE-2025-0605)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 237105

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:

- Weak Authentication in GitLab (CVE-2025-0605)

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 17.10.7, 17.11.3, 18.0.1 or later.

See Also

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/514204

https://hackerone.com/reports/2919391

http://www.nessus.org/u?698cd73e

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 237105

File Name: gitlab_cve-2025-0605.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/22/2025

Updated: 5/23/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-0605

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/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: 5/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-0605

IAVA: 2025-A-0376