CVE-2025-2937 json
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLab
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also BIT-gitlab-2025-2937 , EUVD-2025-24598
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.2 before 18.0.6, 18.1 before 18.1.4, and 18.2 before 18.2.2 that could have allowed authenticated users to create a denial of service condition by sending specially crafted markdown payloads to the Wiki feature.
Patch / fix
- bitnami gitlab 18.0.6, 18.1.4, 18.2.2
- GitLab GitLab 18.0.6, 18.1.4, 18.2.2
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/3058879 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | gitlab | >=13.2.0, <18.0.6 >=18.1.0, <18.1.4 >=18.2.0, <18.2.2 |
18.0.6 18.1.4 18.2.2 |
Affected products
- GitLab GitLab
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
- Technology feeds
References
-
hackerone.com
/reports/3058879
technical-description, exploit, permissions-required, web
-
gitlab.com
/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/528995
issue-tracking, permissions-required, broken-link, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2937
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-2937
- NVD CVE-2025-2937
- OSV BIT-gitlab-2025-2937
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