CVE-2025-0314Network attack vector

Stored XSS via Asciidoctor file rendering

Published Jan 24, 2025 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

Stored XSS in GitLab CE/EE 17.2 through 17.6.3, 17.7 through 17.7.2, and 17.8.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute script. GitLab identifies the locus as its Asciidoctor renderer but does not disclose which file type or sanitization operation is defective. A low-privileged user must supply a crafted file and another user must render it, enabling script execution in the viewer's browser.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in GitLab CE/EE 17.2 through 17.6.3, 17.7 through 17.7.2, and 17.8.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute script. GitLab identifies the locus as its Asciidoctor renderer but does not disclose which file type or sanitization operation is defective. A low-privileged user must supply a crafted file and another user must render it, enabling script execution in the viewer's browser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0314
Published
Jan 24, 2025
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
GitLab
Product
GitLab
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 24, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=17.2 <17.6.4
  2. Affected versionversion=17.7 <17.7.3
  3. Affected versionversion=17.8 <17.8.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

GitLab · GitLabversion=17.2 <17.6.4; version=17.7 <17.7.3; version=17.8 <17.8.1

Published CVSS scores

8.7GitLab Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

Public exploit references

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