GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 17.11.4/18.0.2/18.1.0 GraphQL allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.11.4/18.0.2/18.1.0. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component GraphQL Handler. The manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-3279. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.11.4/18.0.2/18.1.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component GraphQL Handler. 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 10.7 before 17.11.5, 18.0 before 18.0.3, and 18.1 before 18.1.1 that could have allowed authenticated attackers to create a DoS condition by sending crafted GraphQL requests.

The weakness was presented by pwnie. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-3279 since 04/04/2025. 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 240622 (GitLab 10.7 < 17.11.5 / 18.0 < 18.0.3 / 18.1 < 18.1.1 (CVE-2025-3279)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 17.11.5, 18.0.3 or 18.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (240622) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-19170). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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
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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: 240622
Nessus Name: GitLab 10.7 < 17.11.5 / 18.0 < 18.0.3 / 18.1 < 18.1.1 (CVE-2025-3279)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 17.11.5/18.0.3/18.1.1

Timelineinfo

04/04/2025 🔍
06/26/2025 +83 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: gitlab.com
Researcher: pwnie
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-3279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-3279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-313943
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/26/2025 07:58
Updated: 06/26/2025 15:16
Changes: 06/26/2025 07:58 (65), 06/26/2025 10:55 (1), 06/26/2025 15:16 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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