CVE-2025-5069 json
Incorrect Ownership Assignment in GitLab
published 2025-09-26 13 mo ago modified 2026-10-19 20 d ago also BIT-gitlab-2025-5069 , EUVD-2025-31330
- cvss
- 3.5
- 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 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.10 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to gain unauthorized access to confidential issues by creating a project with an identical name to the victim's project.
Patch / fix
- bitnami gitlab 18.2.7, 18.3.3, 18.4.1
- GitLab GitLab 18.2.7, 18.3.3, 18.4.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 13 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/3019236 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | gitlab | >=17.10.0, <18.2.7 >=18.3.0, <18.3.3 >=18.4.0, <18.4.1 |
18.2.7 18.3.3 18.4.1 |
Affected products
- GitLab GitLab
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-708 Incorrect Ownership Assignment
- Technology feeds
References
-
hackerone.com
/reports/3019236
technical-description, exploit, permissions-required, issue-tracking, report
-
gitlab.com
/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/544926
issue-tracking, permissions-required, broken-link, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5069
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-5069
- NVD CVE-2025-5069
- OSV BIT-gitlab-2025-5069
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