CVE-2025-0679
GitLab vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.1 before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1, where under certain conditions unauthorized users can view full email addresses that should be partially obscured (CVE Details, GitLab Release).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. The issue is classified under CWE-359 (Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthorized users to view complete email addresses that should be partially obscured, potentially exposing sensitive personal information of GitLab users (GitLab Release).

Mitigation and workarounds

GitLab has released patches in versions 17.10.7, 17.11.3, and 18.0.1 to address this vulnerability. Users are strongly recommended to upgrade to these versions immediately. GitLab.com is already running the patched version, and GitLab Dedicated customers do not need to take action (GitLab Release).

Community reactions

The vulnerability was responsibly disclosed through GitLab's HackerOne bug bounty program by security researcher mateuszek (GitLab Release).

Additional resources


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