GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.2.7/18.3.3/18.4.1 GraphQL allocation of resources

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.2.7/18.3.3/18.4.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component GraphQL Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to allocation of resources. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-10004. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.2.7/18.3.3/18.4.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component GraphQL Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.12 to 18.2.8, 18.3 to 18.3.4, and 18.4 to 18.4.2 that could make the GitLab instance unresponsive or severely degraded by sending crafted GraphQL queries requesting large repository blobs.

The weakness was shared by pwnie as 568121. The advisory is shared for download at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-10004 since 09/04/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 269803 (GitLab 13.12 < 18.2.8 / 18.3 < 18.3.4 / 18.4 < 18.4.2 (CVE-2025-10004)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.2.8, 18.3.4 or 18.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at about.gitlab.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (269803), EUVD (EUVD-2025-33334) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2236). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Open Source GitLab

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Type

• Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

• GitLab

Name

• Community Edition
• Enterprise Edition

Version

• 18.2.0
• 18.2.1
• 18.2.2
• 18.2.3
• 18.2.4
• 18.2.5
• 18.2.6
• 18.2.7
• 18.3.0
• 18.3.1
• 18.3.2
• 18.3.3
• 18.4.0
• 18.4.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://gitlab.com/

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