CVE-2025-1278: Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab

Published May 7, 2025
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Updated

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 17.9.8, 17.10 before 17.10.6, and 17.11 before 17.11.2. Under certain conditions users could bypass IP access restrictions and view sensitive information.

Other sources

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 17.9.8, 17.10 before 17.10.6, and 17.11 before 17.11.2. Under certain conditions users could bypass IP access restrictions of a group, enabling them to disclose sensitive information. This is a medium severity issue (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, 5.3). It is now mitigated in the latest release and is assigned CVE-2025-1278.

GitLab

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
GitLab GitLab CE/EE>=12.0, <17.9.8, >=17.10, <17.10.6, >=17.11, <17.11.2
GitLab GitLab>=12.0.0<17.9.8
GitLab GitLab>=12.0.0<17.9.8
GitLab GitLab>=17.10.0<17.10.6
GitLab GitLab>=17.10.0<17.10.6
GitLab GitLab>=17.11.0<17.11.2
GitLab GitLab>=17.11.0<17.11.2
GitLab GitLab>=12.0<17.9.8, >=17.10<17.10.6, >=17.11<17.11.2
17.9.817.10.617.11.2

Remediation

Information

Upgrade to versions 17.9.8, 17.10.6, 17.11.2 or above.

Event History

May 9, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:13 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:13 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Apr 22, 2026
Data Sourced
via GitLab·08:55 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-1278?

CVE-2025-1278 is considered to have a high severity due to its potential to allow unauthorized access to sensitive information.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-1278?

To fix CVE-2025-1278, upgrade GitLab CE/EE to versions 17.9.8, 17.10.6, or 17.11.2 and later.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2025-1278?

CVE-2025-1278 affects all GitLab CE/EE versions from 12.0 before 17.9.8, 17.10 before 17.10.6, and 17.11 before 17.11.2.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2025-1278?

The impact of CVE-2025-1278 allows users to bypass IP access restrictions, potentially leading to exposure of sensitive information.

5

Are there any workarounds for CVE-2025-1278?

There are no known effective workarounds for CVE-2025-1278, so upgrading is the recommended solution.

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