What is CVE-2025-1042?

CVE-2025-1042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2025-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2025-1042?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-1042 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Gitlab

CVE-2025-1042

An insecure direct object reference vulnerability in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 15.7 prior to 17.6.5, 17.7 prior to 17.7.4, and 17.8 prior to 17.8.2 allows an attacker to view repositories in an unauthorized way.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 15.7, 17.7, 17.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-552 — Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

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-2025-1042?: CVE-2025-1042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2025-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-1042?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-1042 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.