GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.2.6/18.3.2/18.4.0 GraphQL Endpoint allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.2.6/18.3.2/18.4.0. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component GraphQL Endpoint. The manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-8014. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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. This issue affects an unknown function of the component GraphQL Endpoint. 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:

Denial of Service issue in GraphQL endpoints in Gitlab EE/CE affecting all versions from 11.10 prior to 18.2.7, 18.3 prior to 18.3.3, and 18.4 prior to 18.4.1 allows unauthenticated users to potentially bypass query complexity limits leading to resource exhaustion and service disruption.

The weakness was disclosed by foxribeye as 556838. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-8014 since 07/22/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 266024 (GitLab 11.10 < 18.2.7 / 18.3 < 18.3.3 / 18.4 < 18.4.1 (CVE-2025-8014)), 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 (266024), EUVD (EUVD-2025-31430) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2140). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Open Source GitLab

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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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: 266024
Nessus Name: GitLab 11.10 < 18.2.7 / 18.3 < 18.3.3 / 18.4 < 18.4.1 (CVE-2025-8014)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

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

Timelineinfo

07/22/2025 CVE reserved
09/27/2025 +67 days Advisory disclosed
09/27/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/28/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 556838
Researcher: foxribeye
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-8014 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-8014
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-326207
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2140 - GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2025 20:08
Updated: 09/28/2025 07:31
Changes: 09/27/2025 20:08 (66), 09/27/2025 20:35 (7), 09/27/2025 21:26 (1), 09/28/2025 07:31 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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