7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-4025
"GitLab Markdown DoS Vulnerability"
Description

A Denial of Service (DoS) condition has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 7.10 prior before 16.11.5, version 17.0 before 17.0.3, and 17.1 before 17.1.1. It is possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service using a crafted markdown page.

INFO

Published Date :

June 20, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 12, 2025, 2:51 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-4025 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gitlab gitlab
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
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  • Update the affected packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-4025.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/457474 Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/2024974 Permissions Required
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-4025 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-4025 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:17.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:17.1.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0.0 up to (excluding) 17.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0.0 up to (excluding) 17.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.10.0 up to (excluding) 16.11.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.10.0 up to (excluding) 16.11.5
    Added Reference Type GitLab Inc.: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/457474 Types: Broken Link
    Added Reference Type GitLab Inc.: https://hackerone.com/reports/2024974 Types: Permissions Required
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 20, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A Denial of Service (DoS) condition has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 7.10 prior before 16.11.5, version 17.0 before 17.0.3, and 17.1 before 17.1.1. It is possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service using a crafted markdown page.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-1333
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/457474
    Added Reference https://hackerone.com/reports/2024974
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
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