Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 27, 2025· Updated Mar 27, 2025
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
CVE-2025-2255
Description
An issue has been discovered in Gitlab EE/CE for AppSec affecting all versions from 13.5.0 before 17.8.6, 17.9 before 17.9.3, and 17.10 before 17.10.1. Certain error messages could allow Cross-Site Scripting attacks (XSS). for AppSec.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 13.5.0
- (no CPE)range: >=13.5.0, <17.8.6, >=17.9.0, <17.9.3, >=17.10.0, <17.10.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- hackerone.com/reports/2994150mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/524635mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 17.10.1, 17.9.3, 17.8.6GitLab Security Releases · Mar 26, 2025