Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 2025· Updated Jul 10, 2025
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
CVE-2025-6168
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 before 18.0.4 and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that could have allowed authenticated maintainers to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by sending crafted API requests.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 18.0
- (no CPE)range: >=18.0, <18.0.4; >=18.1, <18.1.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- hackerone.com/reports/3196745mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/549725mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.1.2, 18.0.4, 17.11.6GitLab Security Releases · Jul 9, 2025