CVE-2025-2242

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2242
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-2242.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2025-2242
Aliases
Downstream
Published
2025-03-27T12:30:57.479Z
Modified
2025-11-20T13:13:44.426429Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
Details

An improper access control vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.4 prior to 17.8.6, 17.9 prior to 17.9.3, and 17.10 prior to 17.10.1 allows a user who was an instance admin before but has since been downgraded to a regular user to continue to maintain elevated privileges to groups and projects.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-863"
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab
Events
Introduced
22193b3da887c1fa5e49021fa8f87b74e6539a7a
Fixed
27e19f1747ade9da7af660001a20e2dd47219a69
Database specific 
{
    "versions": [
        {
            "introduced": "17.4"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "17.8.6"
        }
    ]
}
Type
GIT
Repo
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab
Events
Introduced
f5041566b342c2f30a8d63b8117272c454e18410
Fixed
3f8a07baae6b8ce6bcc5b35075d00164df3b3b60
Database specific 
{
    "versions": [
        {
            "introduced": "17.9"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "17.9.3"
        }
    ]
}
Type
GIT
Repo
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab
Events
Introduced
ef8041bebeac4b902db1666c582a3de1d495ae39
Fixed
6313c41c8800bdea9c525d84ebfc419cd7f29027
Database specific 
{
    "versions": [
        {
            "introduced": "17.10"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "17.10.1"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

v17.*

v17.10.0-ee
v17.9.0-ee
v17.9.1-ee
v17.9.2-ee