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TI-2025-11527 Aliases CVE-2025-12571GHSA-3cq3-cj5m-hm72

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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.10 before 18.4.5, 18.5 before 18.5.3, and 18.6 before 18.6.1 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause a Denial of Service condition by sending specifically crafted requests containing malicious JSON payloads.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0053 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 18.4.5, 18.5.3, 18.6.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GitLabGitLab17.10 to before 18.4.5; 18.5 to before 18.5.3; 18.6 to before 18.6.118.4.5, 18.5.3, 18.6.1Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 17.10 to before 18.4.5; 18.5 to before 18.5.3; 18.6 to before 18.6.1 Fixed in 18.4.5, 18.5.3, 18.6.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*17.10.0 to before 18.4.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*17.10.0 to before 18.4.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*18.5.0 to before 18.5.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.5.0 to before 18.5.3VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.6.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*18.6.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.6.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*18.6.0VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 17.10.0 to before 18.4.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 17.10.0 to before 18.4.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.5.0 to before 18.5.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.5.0 to before 18.5.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.6.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 18.6.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.6.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 18.6.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 18.4.5, 18.5.3, 18.6.1

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Advisory ·

    GitLab — GitLab Security Release Blog Post

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-11605 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing in GitLabPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2025-06787 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority LOW 29
    • TI-2025-05603 Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') in GitLabPriority LOW 20
    Show all 4 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12571
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3cq3-cj5m-hm72

References

Exploit 1

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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