CVE-2025-5101

MEDIUM EPSS 2.1%
Published Aug 27, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.0 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 27, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 18.1.5, 18.2 before 18.2.5, and 18.3 before 18.3.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated attacker to distribute malicious code that appears harmless in the web interface by taking advantage of ambiguity between branches and tags during repository imports.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.0
Exploitability
0.6
Impact
4.0
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required High
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality None
Integrity High
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
2.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) Injection

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
gitlabgitlab* <18.1.5
gitlabgitlab* <18.1.5
gitlabgitlab*≥18.2.0  –  <18.2.5
gitlabgitlab*≥18.2.0  –  <18.2.5
gitlabgitlab18.3.0any
gitlabgitlab18.3.0any

References 2

  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/545165
    Broken Link
  • hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/3124199
    Permissions Required

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.