CVE-2025-5996

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

Published Jun 12, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 2.1.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. A lack of input validation in HTTP responses could allow an authenticated user to cause denial of service.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to versions 17.10.7, 17.11.3, 18.0.1 or above.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-18170 An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 2.1.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. A lack of input validation in HTTP responses could allow an authenticated user to cause denial of service.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00076}

epss

{'score': 0.00115}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 2.1.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. A lack of input validation in HTTP responses could allow an authenticated user to cause denial of service.
Title Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Aug 1, 2025, 5:15 PM
Reserved
Jun 11, 2025, 1:24 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 12, 2025, 10:16 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:49 AM