GitLab 10.3 < 18.5.5 / 18.6 < 18.6.3 / 18.7 < 18.7.1 (CVE-2025-3950)

low Nessus Plugin ID 298865

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 has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 10.3 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed a user to leak certain information by referencing specially crafted images that bypass asset proxy protection. (CVE-2025-3950)

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 18.5.5, 18.6.3, 18.7.1 or later.

See Also

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/537697

https://hackerone.com/reports/3106477

http://www.nessus.org/u?adbd9e8e

http://www.nessus.org/u?c5db5b31

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 298865

File Name: gitlab_cve-2025-3950.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/12/2026

Updated: 2/12/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-3950

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 3.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/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: 1/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-3950