CVE-2025-12506 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition caused by improper handling of Git reference name resolution. In affected versions, an authenticated user could, under certain conditions, create a repository in which the content rendered in the GitLab web interface differed from the content obtained through download mechanisms. The issue affects all versions from 16.5 before 18.11.7, 19.0 before 19.0.4, and 19.1 before 19.1.2. The flaw stems from ambiguity in resolving tag or branch references, creating a mismatch between how repository content is interpreted and presented across different access paths.
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A lower-severity GitLab vulnerability caused by improper handling of Git references, leading to discrepancies between displayed and downloadable repository content.
A low-severity Git reference ambiguity vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE that could let an authenticated user create a repository whose web-displayed content differs from downloadable content.
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