# CVE-2025-12716: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab

> CVE-2025-12716: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab. CVSS 8.7 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-12716
Last updated: 2026-10-14T21:10:00Z

- Published: 2025-12-11 03:33 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-14 21:10 UTC · Assigner: GitLab
- CVSS: 8.7 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS: 0.43%, 37th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-79

## Description

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.4 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that, under certain conditions could have allowed an authenticated user to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of another user by creating wiki pages with malicious content.

## Affected vendors and products

- GitLab: GitLab

## Tracked companies

- [GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12716)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12716)
- [https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/12/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-6-2-released/](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/12/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-6-2-released/)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/579548](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/579548)
- [https://hackerone.com/reports/3405832](https://hackerone.com/reports/3405832)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-12716 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-12716.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-12716 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:17:01.591Z