VDB-293902 · CVE-2025-0290 · Nessus 214702

GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 17.6.3/17.7.1/17.8.0 Background Job infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.6.3/17.7.1/17.8.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Background Job Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to infinite loop. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-0290. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.6.3/17.7.1/17.8.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Background Job Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.0 prior to 17.5.5, from 17.6 prior to 17.6.3, and from 17.7 prior to 17.7.1. Under certain conditions, processing of CI artifacts metadata could cause background jobs to become unresponsive.

The weakness was disclosed with This Vulnerability Was Discovered Internally By Gitlab Team Member [stan Hu](https://gitlab.com/stanhu).. The advisory is available at gitlab.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-0290 since 01/06/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214702 (GitLab 15.0 < 17.6.4 / 17.7 < 17.7.2 / 17.8 < 17.8.0 (CVE-2025-0290)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 17.6.4, 17.7.2 or 17.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214702). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

GitLab

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open-source

Website

Vendor: https://gitlab.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 214702
Nessus Name: GitLab 15.0 < 17.6.4 / 17.7 < 17.7.2 / 17.8 < 17.8.0 (CVE-2025-0290)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 17.6.4/17.7.2/17.8.0

Timelineinfo

01/06/2025 🔍
01/28/2025 +22 days 🔍
01/28/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/05/2025 +189 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: gitlab.com
Organization: This Vulnerability Was Discovered Internally By Gitlab Team Member [stan Hu](https://gitlab.com/stanhu).
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-0290 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0290
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293902

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2025 10:26 AM
Updated: 08/05/2025 11:09 PM
Changes: 01/28/2025 10:26 AM (32), 01/28/2025 10:29 AM (34), 01/28/2025 06:55 PM (2), 08/05/2025 11:09 PM (1)
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Committer: mitr
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