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GitLab 10.6 < 18.3.5 / 18.4 < 18.4.3 / 18.5 < 18.5.1 (CVE-2025-11971)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 271498
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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:- Gitlab reports: Improper access control issue in runner API impacts GitLab EE Denial of service issue in event collection impacts GitLab CE/EE Denial of service issue in JSON validation impacts GitLab CE/EE Denial of service issue in upload impacts GitLab CE/EE Incorrect Authorization issue in pipeline builds impacts GitLab CE Business logic error issue in group memberships impacts GitLab EE Missing authorization issue in quick actions impacts GitLab EE (CVE-2025-11971)
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 18.3.5, 18.4.3, 18.5.1 or later.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?a57beb62
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 271498
File Name: gitlab_cve-2025-11971.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: combined
Agent: unix
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 10/26/2025
Updated: 10/26/2025
Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.6
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-11971
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/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: 10/27/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-11971