GitLab 15.4 < 18.0.5 / 18.1 < 18.1.3 / 18.2 < 18.2.1 (CVE-2025-1299)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 242662

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:

- Missing Authorization in GitLab (CVE-2025-1299)

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 18.0.5, 18.1.3, 18.2.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?c9e62137

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/519696

https://hackerone.com/reports/2969145

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 242662

File Name: gitlab_cve-2025-1299.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 7/24/2025

Updated: 7/25/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1299

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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: 7/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/24/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1299

IAVA: 2025-A-0546