Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU113226

Improper authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2025-6168

Published: July 25, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU113226

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6168

CWE-ID: CWE-285

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect authorization checks. A remote authenticated maintainer can bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by sending crafted API requests.

Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2025-6168

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 18.0.4, 18.1.2
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 18.0.4, 18.1.2

External References

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