SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-2614

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.6 before 18.0.6, 18.1 before 18.1.4, and 18.2 before 18.2.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause a denial of service condition by creating specially crafted content that consumes excessive server resources when processed.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitlab	Gitlab Ce Gitlab Ee	11.6-18.0.6, 18.1.0-18.1.4, 18.2.0-18.2.2 11.6-18.0.6, 18.1.0-18.1.4, 18.2.0-18.2.2

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	gitlab	gitlab_ce	11.6-18.0.6	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	gitlab	gitlab_ce	18.1.0-18.1.4	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	gitlab	gitlab_ce	18.2.0-18.2.2	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	gitlab	gitlab_ee	11.6-18.0.6	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	gitlab	gitlab_ee	18.1.0-18.1.4	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	gitlab	gitlab_ee	18.2.0-18.2.2	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/526349

https://hackerone.com/reports/3015894

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: LOW
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: HIGH

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

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Timeline

Published: Aug. 13, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 14, 2025, 1:12 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@gitlab.com

CVE-2025-2614