CVE-2025-10004
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.12 to 18.2.8, 18.3 to 18.3.4, and 18.4 to 18.4.2 that could make the GitLab instance unresponsive or severely degraded by sending crafted GraphQL queries requesting large repository blobs.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 9, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 20, 2025, 8:57 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | ceab7361-8a18-47b1-92ba-4d7d25f6715a | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update GitLab to a fixed version.
- Restrict resource usage for GraphQL.
- Validate GraphQL query complexity.
- Monitor GitLab instance performance.
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-2025-10004.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/10/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-4-2-released/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/568121 | Broken Link |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/3026555 | Permissions Required |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-10004 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-10004
weaknesses.
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).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-10004 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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TheCyberThrone
CISA Adds Grafana CVE-2021-43798 to KEV
October 10, 2025The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has included Grafana CVE-2021-43798 in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog in October 2025, signalling to ... Read more
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TheCyberThrone
GitLab’s Latest DoS Vulnerability CVE-2025-10004
October 9, 2025GitLab, a leading DevOps platform, recently patched a critical Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability discovered in October 2025. This security flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-10004, exposes G ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-10004 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.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 20, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.3.0 up to (excluding) 18.3.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.4.0 up to (excluding) 18.4.2 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.3.0 up to (excluding) 18.3.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.4.0 up to (excluding) 18.4.2 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.12.0 up to (excluding) 18.2.8 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.12.0 up to (excluding) 18.2.8 Added Reference Type GitLab Inc.: https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/10/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-4-2-released/ Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type GitLab Inc.: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/568121 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type GitLab Inc.: https://hackerone.com/reports/3026555 Types: Permissions Required -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.12 to 18.2.8, 18.3 to 18.3.4, and 18.4 to 18.4.2 that could make the GitLab instance unresponsive or severely degraded by sending crafted GraphQL queries requesting large repository blobs. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-770 Added Reference https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/10/08/patch-release-gitlab-18-4-2-released/ Added Reference https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/568121 Added Reference https://hackerone.com/reports/3026555