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TI-2025-03637 Aliases CVE-2025-4097GHSA-p9w7-rqj5-fjh5

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

Priority LOW 35CWE-770Published · 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-770.

Summary

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause a denial of service condition by uploading specially crafted images.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00302 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 18.4.6, 18.5.4, 18.6.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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
GitLabGitLab11.10 to before 18.4.6; 18.5 to before 18.5.4; 18.6 to before 18.6.218.4.6, 18.5.4, 18.6.2Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 11.10 to before 18.4.6; 18.5 to before 18.5.4; 18.6 to before 18.6.2 Fixed in 18.4.6, 18.5.4, 18.6.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*11.10.0 to before 18.4.6VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*11.10.0 to before 18.4.6VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*18.5.0 to before 18.5.4VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.5.0 to before 18.5.4VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*18.6.0 to before 18.6.2VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.6.0 to before 18.6.2VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 11.10.0 to before 18.4.6 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 11.10.0 to before 18.4.6 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.5.0 to before 18.5.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.5.0 to before 18.5.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.6.0 to before 18.6.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.6.0 to before 18.6.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 18.4.6, 18.5.4, 18.6.2

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    GitLab 18.4.6, 18.5.4, 18.6.2

    10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 8 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-11658 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLabPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2025-11523 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2025-11028 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLabPriority LOW 37
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4097
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p9w7-rqj5-fjh5

References

Advisory 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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