CVE-2025-4979

Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. An attacker may be able to reveal masked or hidden CI variables (that they did not author) in the WebUI, by simply creating their own variable and observing the HTTP response.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Upgrade to versions 17.10.7, 17.11.3, 18.0.1 or above.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.01%
Affected: GitLab GitLab
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/524455 permissions required issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-4979?
CVE-2025-4979 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-4979?
To fix CVE-2025-4979: Upgrade to versions 17.10.7, 17.11.3, 18.0.1 or above.
Is CVE-2025-4979 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-4979 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-4979?
CVE-2025-4979 affects GitLab GitLab.
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