GitLab 16.6 < 17.9.7 / 17.10 < 17.10.5 / 17.11 < 17.11.1 (CVE-2025-1908)

high Nessus Plugin ID 234797

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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 EE/CE that could allow an attacker to track users' browsing activities, potentially leading to full account take-over, affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.9.7, 17.10 before 17.10.5, and 17.11 before 17.11.1. (CVE-2025-1908)

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 17.9.7, 17.10.5, 17.11.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 234797

File Name: gitlab_cve-2025-1908.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/24/2025

Updated: 4/25/2025

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: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1908

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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: 4/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/24/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1908

IAVA: 2025-A-0298

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