CVE-2025-2254 json
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
published 2025-06-12 16 mo ago modified 2026-09-10 59 d ago also BIT-gitlab-2025-2254 , EUVD-2025-18168
- cvss
- 8.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.9 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. Improper output encoding in the snipper viewer functionality lead to Cross-Site scripting attacks.
Patch / fix
- bitnami gitlab 18.0.2
- GitLab GitLab 17.10.8, 17.11.4, 18.0.2
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 16 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/2973939 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | gitlab | >=17.9.0, <18.0.2 |
18.0.2 |
Affected products
- GitLab GitLab
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
hackerone.com
/reports/2973939
technical-description, exploit, permissions-required, web
-
gitlab.com
/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/524636
issue-tracking, permissions-required, broken-link, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2254
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-2254
- NVD CVE-2025-2254
- OSV BIT-gitlab-2025-2254
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