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TI-2025-02565 Aliases CVE-2025-2937GHSA-qfpg-mw2p-44hg

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLab

Priority LOW 29CWE-1333Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-1333.

Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.2 before 18.0.6, 18.1 before 18.1.4, and 18.2 before 18.2.2 that could have allowed authenticated users to create a denial of service condition by sending specially crafted markdown payloads to the Wiki feature.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00411 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 18.0.6, 18.1.4, 18.2.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GitLabGitLab13.2 to before 18.0.6; 18.1 to before 18.1.4; 18.2 to before 18.2.218.0.6, 18.1.4, 18.2.2Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 13.2 to before 18.0.6; 18.1 to before 18.1.4; 18.2 to before 18.2.2 Fixed in 18.0.6, 18.1.4, 18.2.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*13.2.0 to before 18.0.6VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*13.2.0 to before 18.0.6VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*18.1.0 to before 18.1.4VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.1.0 to before 18.1.4VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*18.2.0 to before 18.2.2VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.2.0 to before 18.2.2VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 13.2.0 to before 18.0.6 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 13.2.0 to before 18.0.6 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.1.0 to before 18.1.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.1.0 to before 18.1.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.2.0 to before 18.2.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.2.0 to before 18.2.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 18.0.6, 18.1.4, 18.2.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    GitLab 18.0.6, 18.1.4, 18.2.2

    9 records Highest priority Priority LOW 9 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-07059 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLabPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2025-01269 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority LOW 33
    • TI-2024-11413 Incorrect Privilege Assignment in GitLabPriority LOW 32
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-2937
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qfpg-mw2p-44hg

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources

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