Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2025· Updated Sep 30, 2025
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
CVE-2025-8014
Description
Denial of Service issue in GraphQL endpoints in Gitlab EE/CE affecting all versions from 11.10 prior to 18.2.7, 18.3 prior to 18.3.3, and 18.4 prior to 18.4.1 allows unauthenticated users to potentially bypass query complexity limits leading to resource exhaustion and service disruption.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 11.10
- (no CPE)range: >=11.10, <18.2.7, >=18.3, <18.3.3, >=18.4, <18.4.1
- osv-coords9 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-assets-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-assets-fips-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-doc-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-doc-fips-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-workhorse-ce-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-workhorse-ce-fips-18.1pkg:bitnami/gitlab
< 18.1.6-r3+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r4
- (no CPE)range: >= 11.10.0, < 18.2.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- hackerone.com/reports/3228134mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/556838mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.4.1, 18.3.3, 18.2.7GitLab Security Releases · Sep 25, 2025