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GitLab 18.0 < 18.0.4 / 18.1 < 18.1.2 (CVE-2025-6168)

low Nessus Plugin ID 241689

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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 EE affecting all versions from 18.0 before 18.0.4 and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that could have allowed authenticated maintainers to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by sending crafted API requests. (CVE-2025-6168)

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 18.0.4, 18.1.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e33fb1dc

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/549725

https://hackerone.com/reports/3196745

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 241689

File Name: gitlab_cve-2025-6168.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 7/10/2025

Updated: 7/11/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-6168

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.7

Temporal Score: 2.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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: 7/10/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-6168

IAVA: 2025-A-0482