GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 17.10.7/17.11.3/18.0.1 allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.10.7/17.11.3/18.0.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in allocation of resources. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-1478. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.10.7/17.11.3/18.0.1. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.13 before 17.10.7, 17.11 before 17.11.3, and 18.0 before 18.0.1. A lack of input validation in Board Names could be used to trigger a denial of service.

The weakness was released by pwnie as 520354. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-1478 since 02/19/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238312 (GitLab 8.13 < 17.10.8 / 17.11 < 17.11.4 / 18.0 < 18.0.2 (CVE-2025-1478)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 17.10.8, 17.11.4 or 18.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (238312) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-18166). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 238312
Nessus Name: GitLab 8.13 < 17.10.8 / 17.11 < 17.11.4 / 18.0 < 18.0.2 (CVE-2025-1478)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 17.10.8/17.11.4/18.0.2

Timelineinfo

02/19/2025 🔍
06/12/2025 +112 days 🔍
06/12/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/09/2025 +57 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 520354
Researcher: pwnie
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-1478 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-1478
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312381
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2025 14:10
Updated: 08/09/2025 01:44
Changes: 06/12/2025 14:10 (65), 06/12/2025 14:54 (1), 06/13/2025 08:28 (2), 08/09/2025 01:44 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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