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GitLab 17.11 < 17.11.6 / 18.0 < 18.0.4 / 18.1 < 18.1.2 (CVE-2025-6948)

high Nessus Plugin ID 241690

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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 17.11 before 17.11.6, 18.0 before 18.0.4, and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed a successful attacker to execute actions on behalf of users by injecting malicious content. (CVE-2025-6948)

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 17.11.6, 18.0.4, 18.1.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?df24370a

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/552616

https://hackerone.com/reports/3227316

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 241690

File Name: gitlab_cve-2025-6948.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: High

Score: 7.9

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-2025-6948

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: 7/10/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-6948

IAVA: 2025-A-0482