Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 27, 2025· Updated Aug 27, 2025
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
CVE-2025-4225
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.1 before 18.1.5, 18.2 before 18.2.5, and 18.3 before 18.3.1 that that under certain conditions could have allowed an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition affecting all users by sending specially crafted GraphQL requests.
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 14.1
- (no CPE)range: >=14.1, <18.1.5 || >=18.2, <18.2.5 || >=18.3, <18.3.1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2- hackerone.com/reports/3100624mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/538983mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.3.1, 18.2.5, 18.1.5GitLab Security Releases · Aug 27, 2025