GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.8.8/18.9.4/18.10.2 GraphQL improper validation of specified quantity in input

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.8.8/18.9.4/18.10.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component GraphQL. Such manipulation leads to improper validation of specified quantity in input. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-12664. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.8.8/18.9.4/18.10.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component GraphQL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper validation of specified quantity in input vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1284. The product receives input that is expected to specify a quantity (such as size or length), but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the quantity has the required properties. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.0 before 18.8.9, 18.9 before 18.9.5, and 18.10 before 18.10.3 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to cause denial of service by sending repeated GraphQL queries.

The weakness was released by Foxribeye. The advisory is shared for download at hackerone.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-12664 since 11/03/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 18.8.9, 18.9.5 or 18.10.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at about.gitlab.com.

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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: Improper validation of specified quantity in input
CWE: CWE-1284 / CWE-703
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 18.8.9/18.9.5/18.10.3

Timelineinfo

11/03/2025 CVE reserved
04/09/2026 +156 days Advisory disclosed
04/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: hackerone.com
Researcher: Foxribeye
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-12664 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12664
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356396

Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2026 02:14
Changes: 04/09/2026 02:14 (66)
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Cache ID: 216:827:103

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