CVE-2025-6168
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-10
Last updated on: 2025-07-25
Assigner: GitLab Inc.
Description
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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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| gitlab | gitlab | From 18.0.0 (inc) to 18.0.4 (exc) |
| gitlab | gitlab | From 18.1.0 (inc) to 18.1.2 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-863 | The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in GitLab EE allows authenticated maintainers to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by sending specially crafted API requests. It affects versions from 18.0 before 18.0.4 and 18.1 before 18.1.2.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact is that maintainers with authentication could invite users to groups despite restrictions, potentially leading to unauthorized access or membership changes within groups. However, the overall severity is low with limited confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact.
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