API Manipulation Vulnerability in GitLab EE
CVE-2025-3396

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 July 2025

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đź“° News Worthy

What is CVE-2025-3396?

A security issue in GitLab EE allows authenticated project owners to exploit API endpoint calls to bypass group-level forking restrictions, potentially leading to unauthorized project access or content manipulation. This affects various versions of GitLab EE, enabling attackers to misuse their permissions through crafted requests.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab 13.3 < 17.11.6

GitLab 18.0 < 18.0.4

GitLab 18.1 < 18.1.2

News Articles

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GitLab Patch Release: 18.1.2, 18.0.4, 17.11.6

Learn more about GitLab Patch Release: 18.1.2, 18.0.4, 17.11.6 for GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE).

17 hours ago

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/534636
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https://hackerone.com/reports/3079956
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • đź“°

    First article discovered by about.gitlab.com

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Thanks [theluci](https://hackerone.com/theluci) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
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CVE-2025-3396 : API Manipulation Vulnerability in GitLab EE