{"id":"BIT-gitlab-2025-2242","summary":"Incorrect Authorization in GitLab","details":"An improper access control vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.4 prior to 17.8.6, 17.9 prior to 17.9.3, and 17.10 prior to 17.10.1 allows a user who was an instance admin before but has since been downgraded to a regular user to continue to maintain elevated privileges to groups and projects.","aliases":["CVE-2025-2242"],"modified":"2025-08-13T06:08:53.695Z","published":"2025-03-29T07:10:26.493Z","database_specific":{"severity":"High","cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*"]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/516271"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2242"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"gitlab","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/gitlab"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"17.4.0"},{"fixed":"17.10.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/gitlab/BIT-gitlab-2025-2242.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}