CVE-2025-11990
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Publication date: 2025-11-15

Last updated on: 2025-11-19

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.4 before 18.4.4, and 18.5 before 18.5.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to gain CSRF tokens by exploiting improper input validation in repository references combined with redirect handling weaknesses.
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Published
2025-11-15
Last Modified
2025-11-19
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2026-06-16
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2025-11-15
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-11990
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gitlab gitlab From 18.4.0 (inc) to 18.4.4 (exc)
gitlab gitlab From 18.5.0 (inc) to 18.5.2 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-22 The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CWE-177 The product does not properly handle when all or part of an input has been URL encoded.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in GitLab EE versions before 18.4.4 and 18.5.2 allows an authenticated user to obtain CSRF tokens by exploiting improper input validation in repository references combined with weaknesses in redirect handling.

Impact Analysis

An attacker who is authenticated could gain CSRF tokens, which might be used to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of a user, potentially leading to limited confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade GitLab EE to version 18.4.4 or later if you are running any version from 18.4 before 18.4.4, or to version 18.5.2 or later if you are running any version from 18.5 before 18.5.2. This update addresses the issue related to CSRF token exposure through improper input validation and redirect handling.

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