CVE-2025-1072
GitLab DoS Vulnerability in Fogbugz Importer
Description
A Denial of Service (DoS) issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 7.14.1 prior to 17.3.7, 17.4 prior to 17.4.4, and 17.5 prior to 17.5.2. A denial of service could occur upon importing maliciously crafted content using the Fogbugz importer.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 7, 2025, 4:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 6, 2025, 8:11 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update GitLab to version 17.3.7 or later.
- Update GitLab to version 17.4.4 or later.
- Update GitLab to version 17.5.2 or later.
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-2025-1072.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/11/13/patch-release-gitlab-17-5-2-released/#denial-of-service-by-importing-malicious-crafted-fogbugz-import-payload | Release Notes |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/463093 | Broken Link |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/2504059 | 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-2025-1072 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-2025-1072
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).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-1072 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-1072 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]
Aug. 06, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.5.0 up to (excluding) 17.5.2 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.5.0 up to (excluding) 17.5.2 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.4.0 up to (excluding) 17.4.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.7.0 up to (excluding) 17.7.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.14.1 up to (excluding) 17.3.7 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.14.1 up to (excluding) 17.3.7 Added Reference Type GitLab Inc.: https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/11/13/patch-release-gitlab-17-5-2-released/#denial-of-service-by-importing-malicious-crafted-fogbugz-import-payload Types: Release Notes Added Reference Type GitLab Inc.: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/463093 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type GitLab Inc.: https://hackerone.com/reports/2504059 Types: Permissions Required -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 07, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A Denial of Service (DoS) issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 7.14.1 prior to 17.3.7, 17.4 prior to 17.4.4, and 17.5 prior to 17.5.2. A denial of service could occur upon importing maliciously crafted content using the Fogbugz importer. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-770 Added Reference https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/11/13/patch-release-gitlab-17-5-2-released/#denial-of-service-by-importing-malicious-crafted-fogbugz-import-payload Added Reference https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/463093 Added Reference https://hackerone.com/reports/2504059