GitLab 17.9 < 17.10.8 / 17.11 < 17.11.4 / 18.0 < 18.0.2 (CVE-2025-2254)

high Nessus Plugin ID 238318

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 17.9 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Improper output encoding in the snipper viewer functionality lead to Cross-Site scripting attacks. (CVE-2025-2254)

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 17.10.8, 17.11.4, 18.0.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?481f4fd5

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/524636

https://hackerone.com/reports/2973939

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 238318

File Name: gitlab_cve-2025-2254.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/12/2025

Updated: 6/13/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-2254

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Temporal Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/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: 6/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-2254

IAVA: 2025-A-0426