CVE-2025-1278 Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab
Attackers can bypass IP access restrictions to view sensitive information in GitLab, requiring specific conditions to exploit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-1278?
CVE-2025-1278 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 9 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.0 before 17.9.8, 17.10 before 17.10.6, and 17.11 before 17.11.2. Under certain conditions users could bypass IP access restrictions and view sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-1220
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1278?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 12.0.0 | 17.11.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1278?
Upgrade gitlab to 17.11.2 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-1278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2025-1278, GHSA-q768-3m4h-qj2j, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1278.