UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2242

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-2242
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2242.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2242
Related
  • CVE-2025-2242
Published
2025-03-27T13:15:00Z
Modified
2025-04-02T17:02:12Z
Summary
[none]
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / gitlab

Package

Name
gitlab
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gitlab@8.5.8+dfsg-5?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

8.*

8.4.3+dfsg-9
8.4.3+dfsg-12
8.5.8+dfsg-5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}