CVE-2025-13781
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2026-01-09
Last updated on: 2026-01-09
Assigner: GitLab Inc.
Description
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| gitlab | gitlab | From 18.5 (inc) to 18.5.5 (exc) |
| gitlab | gitlab | From 18.6 (inc) to 18.6.3 (exc) |
| gitlab | gitlab | From 18.7 (inc) to 18.7.1 (exc) |
| gitlab | gitlab | From 8.3 (inc) to 18.5.5 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-862 | The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. |
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AI Powered Q&A
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is that an authenticated user could alter AI feature provider settings across the entire GitLab instance, potentially leading to unauthorized changes in AI behavior or data processing. This could compromise the integrity of AI features and affect the reliability or security of the system.
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in GitLab Enterprise Edition allows an authenticated user to modify instance-wide AI feature provider settings by exploiting missing authorization checks in GraphQL mutations. Essentially, users with some level of access could change critical AI configuration settings that affect the entire GitLab instance without proper permission verification.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, you should immediately upgrade GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) to version 18.5.5 or later, 18.6.3 or later, or 18.7.1 or later, as these patched versions address the issue. Applying these updates will fix the missing authorization checks in GraphQL mutations that allow authenticated users to modify instance-wide AI feature provider settings. [1]