CVE-2025-1540

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 14.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-03-06 08:31Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-06 16:29Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2025-02-21

Assigning CNA

GitLab

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 3.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

3ca5a51b68e99e92fb4b1f28778eadbf6e65ab10b9a53fc56b7b30ed85b532ae

• gitlab.comGitLab Issue #512765https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/512765issue-trackingpermissions-required
• about.gitlab.comhttps://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/02/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-8-2-released/#saml-authentication-misconfigures-external-user-attribute