GitLab patches high severity account takeover, missing auth issues

GitLab patches high severity account takeover, missing auth issues

GitLab has issued security updates to fix multiple vulnerabilities in its DevSecOps platform, including critical flaws that could allow account takeover and malicious job injections. All self-managed GitLab installations are urged to upgrade immediately to mitigate these security risks. #CVE-2025-4278 #CVE-2025-5121 #GitLabsecurity

Keypoints

  • GitLab released security patches for versions 18.0.2, 17.11.4, and 17.10.8 to fix vulnerabilities.
  • The flaws include an HTML injection (CVE-2025-4278) that can lead to account takeover.
  • A missing authorization issue (CVE-2025-5121) affects GitLab Ultimate EE and enables malicious CI/CD job injections.
  • Other patched vulnerabilities include cross-site scripting (CVE-2025-2254) and a DoS flaw (CVE-2025-0673).
  • GitLab’s platform, used by many Fortune 100 companies, remains a high-value target for cyberattacks on repositories.

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