CVE-2025-5101 — MEDIUM (5.0)

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-5101?

CVE-2025-5101 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2025-5101?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gitlab Gitlab.

Vulnerability Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 18.1.5, 18.2 before 18.2.5, and 18.3 before 18.3.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated attacker to distribute malicious code that appears harmless in the web interface by taking advantage of ambiguity between branches and tags during repository imports.

CVSS Score

5.0

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitlab	Gitlab	< 18.1.5

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/545165Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/3124199Permissions Required

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-5101?

CVE-2025-5101 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 18.1.5, 18.2 before 18.2.5, and 18.3 before 18.3.1 that under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated attacker...

How severe is CVE-2025-5101?

CVE-2025-5101 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-5101?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gitlab Gitlab.