GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 17.10.6/17.11.2/18.0.0 allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.10.6/17.11.2/18.0.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-3111. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.10.6/17.11.2/18.0.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 10.2 before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. A lack of input validation in the Kubernetes integration could allow an authenticated user to cause denial of service..

The weakness was presented by pwnie as 533313. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-3111 since 04/02/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 237106 (GitLab 10.2 < 17.10.7 / 17.11 < 17.11.3 / 18.0 < 18.0.1 (CVE-2025-3111)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 17.10.7, 17.11.3 or 18.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (237106) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-16136). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

• GitLab

Name

• Community Edition
• Enterprise Edition

Version

• 17.10.0
• 17.10.1
• 17.10.2
• 17.10.3
• 17.10.4
• 17.10.5
• 17.10.6
• 17.11.0
• 17.11.1
• 17.11.2
• 18.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://gitlab.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
CNA Vector (GitLab): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 237106
Nessus Name: GitLab 10.2 < 17.10.7 / 17.11 < 17.11.3 / 18.0 < 18.0.1 (CVE-2025-3111)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 17.10.7/17.11.3/18.0.1

Timelineinfo

04/02/2025 🔍
05/22/2025 +50 days 🔍
05/22/2025 +0 days 🔍
05/24/2025 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 533313
Researcher: pwnie
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-3111 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-3111
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309983
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 05/22/2025 16:27
Updated: 05/24/2025 05:51
Changes: 05/22/2025 16:27 (65), 05/22/2025 20:26 (1), 05/23/2025 06:38 (2), 05/24/2025 05:51 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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