CVE-2025-11247 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated users can disclose sensitive information from private projects via crafted GraphQL queries in GitLab EE.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-11247?

CVE-2025-11247 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 11 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 13.2 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to disclose sensitive information from private projects by executing specifically crafted GraphQL queries.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11247?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
gitlab BitnamiFrom 13.2.018.4.6, 18.5.4, 18.6.2

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2025-11247?

Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 18.4.6, 18.5.4 or 18.6.2.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-11247 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11247 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-gitlab-2025-11247, GHSA-j9w8-4m8f-75m4.

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