Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
Priority LOW 39CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.1 before 18.1.5, 18.2 before 18.2.5, and 18.3 before 18.3.1 that that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition affecting all users by sending specially crafted GraphQL requests.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00371 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 18.1.5, 18.2.5, 18.3.1
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 14.1 to before 18.1.5; 18.2 to before 18.2.5; 18.3 to before 18.3.1 | 18.1.5, 18.2.5, 18.3.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 14.1 to before 18.1.5; 18.2 to before 18.2.5; 18.3 to before 18.3.1 Fixed in 18.1.5, 18.2.5, 18.3.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 14.1.0 to before 18.1.5 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 14.1.0 to before 18.1.5 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 18.2.0 to before 18.2.5 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 18.2.0 to before 18.2.5 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.3.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 18.3.0 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 18.3.0 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 14.1.0 to before 18.1.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 14.1.0 to before 18.1.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.2.0 to before 18.2.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.2.0 to before 18.2.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.3.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.3.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.3.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 18.1.5, 18.2.5, 18.3.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
GitLab 18.1.5, 18.2.5, 18.3.1
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-01971 Missing Authorization in GitLabPriority LOW 32
- TI-2025-03168 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority LOW 29
- TI-2025-04573 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in GitLabPriority LOW 22
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4225
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rq6q-w27x-f9x2
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
More Gitlab vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-4225 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-4225 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rq6q-w27x-f9x2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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