GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.2.6/18.3.2/18.4.0 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 18.2.6/18.3.2/18.4.0. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-11042. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.2.6/18.3.2/18.4.0. Affected by this issue is 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. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 17.2 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1, that allows an attacker to cause uncontrolled CPU consumption, potentially leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition while using specific GraphQL queries.

The weakness was published with Alisa Frunza. The advisory is available at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-11042 since 09/26/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 265988 (GitLab 17.2 < 18.2.7 / 18.3 < 18.3.3 / 18.4 < 18.4.1 (CVE-2025-11042)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.2.7, 18.3.3 or 18.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (265988) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2140). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Open Source GitLab

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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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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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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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: 265988
Nessus Name: GitLab 17.2 < 18.2.7 / 18.3 < 18.3.3 / 18.4 < 18.4.1 (CVE-2025-11042)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 18.2.7/18.3.3/18.4.1

Timelineinfo

09/26/2025 Advisory disclosed
09/26/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
09/26/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/30/2025 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: gitlab.com
Organization: Alisa Frunza
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-11042 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-11042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-326090
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2140 - GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2025 11:47
Updated: 09/30/2025 02:54
Changes: 09/26/2025 11:47 (64), 09/27/2025 03:29 (2), 09/29/2025 09:38 (7), 09/30/2025 02:54 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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