#VU116132 Incorrect Ownership Assignment in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2025-5069

 

#VU116132 Incorrect Ownership Assignment in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2025-5069

Published: September 26, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116132
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5069
CWE-ID: CWE-708
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Software vendor:
GitLab, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect ownership assignment via Move Issue drop-down. A remote user can create a project with an identical name and have users transfer sensitive information to the incorrect project.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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