Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2025-2242

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Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2025-2242

Published: March 27, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU106073
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2242
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to admin privileges persists after role is revoked. A remote user can continue to maintain elevated privileges to groups and projects.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-2242

Install updates from vendor's website.

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