GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.1.4/18.2.4/18.3.0 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 18.1.4/18.2.4/18.3.0. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes allocation of resources. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-3601. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.1.4/18.2.4/18.3.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.15 before 18.1.5, 18.2 before 18.2.5, and 18.3 before 18.3.1 that could have could have allowed an authenticated user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition by submitting URLs that generate excessively large responses.

The weakness was shared by nermalt as 536034. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-3601 since 04/14/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched 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 258045 (GitLab 8.15 < 18.1.5 / 18.2 < 18.2.5 / 18.3 < 18.3.1 (CVE-2025-3601)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.1.5, 18.2.5 or 18.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (258045). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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
VulDB Vector: 🔒
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: 258045
Nessus Name: GitLab 8.15 < 18.1.5 / 18.2 < 18.2.5 / 18.3 < 18.3.1 (CVE-2025-3601)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 18.1.5/18.2.5/18.3.1

Timelineinfo

04/14/2025 CVE reserved
08/28/2025 +136 days Advisory disclosed
08/28/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/30/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 536034
Researcher: nermalt
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-3601 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-3601
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-321649

Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2025 07:08
Updated: 08/30/2025 05:55
Changes: 08/28/2025 07:08 (65), 08/28/2025 16:14 (2), 08/30/2025 05:55 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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