CVE-2025-3525 json
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
published 8mo ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-gitlab-2025-3525 , EUVD-2025-208117
- 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 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.0 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that could have, under certain circumstances, allowed an authenticated user with certain access to cause Denial of Service by creating specially crafted CI triggers via the API.
Patch / fix
- bitnami gitlab 18.7.5, 18.8.5, 18.9.1
- GitLab GitLab 18.7.5, 18.8.5, 18.9.1
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 8mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/3045257 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 | >=9.0.0, <18.7.5 >=18.8.0, <18.8.5 >=18.9.0, <18.9.1 |
18.7.5 18.8.5 18.9.1 |
Affected products
- GitLab GitLab
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
- Technology feeds
References
-
hackerone.com
/reports/3045257
technical-description, exploit, permissions-required, web
-
about.gitlab.com
/releases/2026/02/25/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-1-released/
release-notes, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
gitlab.com
/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/535662
issue-tracking, permissions-required, broken-link, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3525
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-3525
- NVD CVE-2025-3525
- OSV BIT-gitlab-2025-3525
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