CVE-2025-4278 (GCVE-0-2025-4278)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-12 10:02 – Updated: 2025-06-12 13:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) in GitLab
Summary
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 18.0 before 18.0.2. Under certain conditions html injection in new search page could lead to account takeover.
Severity
8.7 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-12 13:43 UTC
CWE
- CWE-80 - Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/539198 | issue-trackingpermissions-required |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/3085738 | technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required |
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