fkie_cve-2025-2242
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-03-27 13:15
Modified
2025-03-27 16:45
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
An improper access control vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.4 prior to 17.8.6, 17.9 prior to 17.9.3, and 17.10 prior to 17.10.1 allows a user who was an instance admin before but has since been downgraded to a regular user to continue to maintain elevated privileges to groups and projects.
References
cve@gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/516271
Impacted products
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         value: "An improper access control vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.4 prior to 17.8.6, 17.9 prior to 17.9.3, and 17.10 prior to 17.10.1 allows a user who was an instance admin before but has since been downgraded to a regular user to continue to maintain elevated privileges to groups and projects.",
      },
      {
         lang: "es",
         value: "Una vulnerabilidad de control de acceso inadecuado en GitLab CE/EE que afecta a todas las versiones desde la 17.4 anterior a la 17.8.6, la 17.9 anterior a la 17.9.3 y la 17.10 anterior a la 17.10.1 permite que un usuario que antes era administrador de instancia, pero que desde entonces ha sido degradado a usuario normal, continúe manteniendo privilegios elevados en grupos y proyectos.",
      },
   ],
   id: "CVE-2025-2242",
   lastModified: "2025-03-27T16:45:12.210",
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               baseScore: 7.5,
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               confidentialityImpact: "HIGH",
               integrityImpact: "HIGH",
               privilegesRequired: "LOW",
               scope: "UNCHANGED",
               userInteraction: "NONE",
               vectorString: "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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