# CVE-2025-4972: Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

> CVE-2025-4972: Incorrect Authorization in GitLab. CVSS 2.7 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-4972
Last updated: 2026-06-17T09:34:25Z

- Published: 2025-07-10 08:30 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 09:34 UTC · Assigner: GitLab
- CVSS: 2.7 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Low · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS: 0.37%, 30th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-863

## Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 18.0 before 18.0.4 and 18.1 before 18.1.2 that could have allowed authenticated users with invitation privileges to bypass group-level user invitation restrictions by manipulating group invitation functionality.

## 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-2025-4972)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4972)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/543816](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/543816)
- [https://hackerone.com/reports/3148693](https://hackerone.com/reports/3148693)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-4972 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-4972.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-4972 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:13:08.238Z