GitLab 17.7 < 17.7.4 / 17.8 < 17.8.2 (CVE-2025-0516)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 216205

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:

- Improper Authorization in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.7 prior to 17.7.4, 17.8 prior to 17.8.2 allow users with limited permissions to perform unauthorized actions on critical project data.
(CVE-2025-0516)

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 17.7.4, 17.8.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 216205

File Name: gitlab_cve-2025-0516.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/12/2025

Updated: 2/12/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, 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:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-0516

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: 2/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-0516

Detections

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