Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU114480

Improper Authentication in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2025-2246

Published: August 28, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU114480

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2246

CWE-ID: CWE-287

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authentication issue in GraphQL endpoint. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain access to sensitive manual CI/CD variables,

Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2025-2246

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 18.1.5, 18.2.5, 18.3.1
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 18.1.5, 18.2.5, 18.3.1

External References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/08/27/patch-release-gitlab-18-3-1-released/

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