CVE-2025-2443
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE that allows for cross-site-scripting attack and content security policy bypass in a user's browser under specific conditions, affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.9.7, 17.10 before 17.10.5, and 17.11 before 17.11.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE that allows for cross-site-scripting attack and content security policy bypass in a user's browser under specific conditions, affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.9.7, 17.10 before 17.10.5, and 17.11 before 17.11.1.
- Record
CVE-2025-2443- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-27718
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE that allows for cross-site-scripting attack and content security policy bypass in a user's browser under specific conditions, affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.9.7, 17.10 before 17.10.5, and 17.11 before 17.11.1.
- Record
EUVD-2025-27718- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qgm-5447-jmq4
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE that allows for cross-site-scripting attack and content...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE that allows for cross-site-scripting attack and content security policy bypass in a user's browser under specific conditions, affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.9.7, 17.10 before 17.10.5, and 17.11 before 17.11.1.
- Record
GHSA-8qgm-5447-jmq4- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE that allows for cross-site-scripting attack and content security policy bypass in a user's browser under specific conditions, affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.9.7, 17.10 before 17.10.5, and 17.11 before 17.11.1.
- Record
CVE-2025-2443- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE that allows for cross-site-scripting attack and content security policy bypass in a user's browser under specific conditions, affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.9.7, 17.10 before 17.10.5, and 17.11 before 17.11.1.
- Record
CVE-2025-2443- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-2443
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE that allows for cross-site-scripting attack and content security policy bypass in a user's browser under specific conditions, affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.9.7, 17.10 before 17.10.5, and 17.11 before 17.11.1.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2443- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2025-2443 No score
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE that allows for cross-site-scripting attack and content security policy bypass in a user's browser under specific conditions, affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.9.7, 17.10 before 17.10.5, and 17.11 before 17.11.1.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2025-2443- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-2443 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Gitlab, published June 20, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in gitlab 17.11.1.