What is CVE-2025-0475?

CVE-2025-0475 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2025-03-03.

How severe is CVE-2025-0475?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-0475 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Gitlab

CVE-2025-0475

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.10 prior to 17.7.6, 17.8 prior to 17.8.4, and 17.9 prior to 17.9.1. A proxy feature could potentially allow unintended content rendering leading to XSS under specific circumstances.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (38.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 17.8, 17.9.0, 15.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-0475?: CVE-2025-0475 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2025-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2025-0475?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-0475 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.