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TI-2025-04463 Aliases CVE-2025-4979GHSA-9vrq-hh79-6v9m

Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab

Priority LOW 33CWE-1220Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. An attacker may be able to reveal masked or hidden CI variables (that they did not author) in the WebUI, by simply creating their own variable and observing the HTTP response.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00442 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 17.10.7, 17.11.3, 18.0.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GitLabGitLabbefore 17.10.7; 17.11 to before 17.11.3; 18.0 to before 18.0.117.10.7, 17.11.3, 18.0.1Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected before 17.10.7; 17.11 to before 17.11.3; 18.0 to before 18.0.1 Fixed in 17.10.7, 17.11.3, 18.0.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*before 17.10.7VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*before 17.10.7VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*17.11.0 to before 17.11.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*17.11.0 to before 17.11.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.0.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*18.0.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.0.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.0.0VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions before 17.10.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions before 17.10.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 17.11.0 to before 17.11.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 17.11.0 to before 17.11.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.0.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.0.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 17.10.7, 17.11.3, 18.0.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    GitLab 17.10.7, 17.11.3, 18.0.1

    7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-00836 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority LOW 33
    • TI-2024-11217 Improper Validation of Consistency within Input in GitLabPriority LOW 31
    • TI-2025-02716 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority LOW 29
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4979
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9vrq-hh79-6v9m

References

Other 1

  • TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources

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