XSS in Gitlab
CVE-2025-4439
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.10 before 18.0.5, 18.1 before 18.1.3, and 18.2 before 18.2.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to perform cross-site scripting attacks when the instance is served through certain content delivery networks.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.002 (14.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Gitlab — versions 15.10, 18.1, 18.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
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-2025-4439?
- CVE-2025-4439 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2025-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2025-4439?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-4439 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.