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[TLP:CLEAR] GitLab CE/EE fixes 10 vulnerabilities

GitLab fixes 10 vulnerabilities in GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) in versions 18.6.2, 18.5.4 and 18.4.6 [1]. The most severe vulnerabilities are listed below.

GitLab CE/EE - XSS (CVE-2025-12716)
CVSS 8.7 (High)

An authenticated remote attacker can carry out an XSS attack when creating wiki pages [1].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • GitLab; >=18.4, <18.4.6; >=18.5, <18.5.4; >=18.6, <18.6.2;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

More information:

  • CVE-2025-12716 at cve.org, NVD
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 10. 12. 2025.

GitLab CE/EE - XSS (CVE-2025-12029)
CVSS 8.0 (High)

Under certain circumstances, an unauthenticated remote attacker can carry out an XSS attack in the Swagger UI environment [1].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • GitLab; >=15.11, <18.4.6; >=18.5, <18.5.4; >=18.6, <18.6.2;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

More information:

  • CVE-2025-12029 at cve.org, NVD
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 10. 12. 2025.

GitLab CE/EE - DoS (CVE-2025-12562)
CVSS 7.5 (High)

An unauthenticated remote attacker can carry out a DoS attack by sending an overly complex GraphQL request [1].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • GitLab; >=11.10, <18.4.6; >=18.5, <18.5.4; >=18.6, <18.6.2;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 10. 12. 2025.


By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Martin Krajči on 11. 12. 2025.

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