CVE-2025-6948 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab

High 8.7 Published 10 Jul 2025 Updated 26 Feb 2026

Attackers can inject malicious content to execute actions on behalf of users in GitLab, requiring an upgrade to secure the platform.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2025-6948?

CVE-2025-6948 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 10 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.11 before 17.11.6, 18.0 before 18.0.4, and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed a successful attacker to execute actions on behalf of users by injecting malicious content.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6948?

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

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`gitlab` Bitnami	From `17.11.0`	`18.0.1`

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2025-6948?

Upgrade gitlab to 18.0.1 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2025-6948 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-6948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-gitlab-2025-6948, GHSA-w7w3-28qr-7whc, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6948.