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, which was classified as problematic, was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.10.6/17.11.2/18.0.0. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in allocation of resources. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-5996. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.10.6/17.11.2/18.0.0. Affected is some unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 2.1.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. A lack of input validation in HTTP responses could allow an authenticated user to cause denial of service.

The weakness was shared by pwnie as 476671. The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-5996 since 06/11/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238313 (GitLab 2.10 < 17.10.7 / 17.11 < 17.11.3 / 18.0 < 18.0.1 (CVE-2025-5996)), 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 (238313) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-18170). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 238313
Nessus Name: GitLab 2.10 < 17.10.7 / 17.11 < 17.11.3 / 18.0 < 18.0.1 (CVE-2025-5996)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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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

06/11/2025 🔍
06/12/2025 +1 days 🔍
06/12/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/09/2025 +57 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 476671
Researcher: pwnie
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-5996 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-5996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312384
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2025 14:11
Updated: 08/09/2025 01:44
Changes: 06/12/2025 14:11 (65), 06/12/2025 14:54 (1), 06/12/2025 23:52 (2), 08/09/2025 01:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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