CVE-2025-5121

HIGH

GitLab 17.11.0-17.11.3 and 18.0.0-18.0.1 - Missing Authorization in Compliance Framework Application

Title source: llm

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.11 before 17.11.4 and 18.0 before 18.0.2. A missing authorization check may have allowed compliance frameworks to be applied to projects outside the compliance framework's group.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Broken Link issue-tracking permissions-required

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/545429

Permissions Required technical-description exploit permissions-required

https://hackerone.com/reports/3153908

Scores

CVSS v3 8.5

EPSS 0.0010

EPSS Percentile 27.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (1)

gitlab/gitlab 17.11.0 - 17.11.4 (2 CPE variants)

Published Jun 20, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026