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HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-10858
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1 that allows unauthenticated users to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition while uploading specifically crafted large JSON files.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 26, 2025, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 29, 2025, 1:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-10858 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
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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 patched version to prevent denial of service from crafted JSON uploads.
  • Update GitLab to a version 18.2.7 or later.
  • Update GitLab to a version 18.3.3 or later.
  • Update GitLab to a version 18.4.1 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-2025-10858.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/570034 Broken Link
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-10858 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-2025-10858 weaknesses.

CAPEC-125: Flooding Flooding CAPEC-130: Excessive Allocation Excessive Allocation CAPEC-147: XML Ping of the Death XML Ping of the Death CAPEC-197: Exponential Data Expansion Exponential Data Expansion CAPEC-229: Serialized Data Parameter Blowup Serialized Data Parameter Blowup CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-469: HTTP DoS HTTP DoS CAPEC-482: TCP Flood TCP Flood CAPEC-486: UDP Flood UDP Flood CAPEC-487: ICMP Flood ICMP Flood CAPEC-488: HTTP Flood HTTP Flood CAPEC-489: SSL Flood SSL Flood CAPEC-490: Amplification Amplification CAPEC-491: Quadratic Data Expansion Quadratic Data Expansion CAPEC-493: SOAP Array Blowup SOAP Array Blowup CAPEC-494: TCP Fragmentation TCP Fragmentation CAPEC-495: UDP Fragmentation UDP Fragmentation CAPEC-496: ICMP Fragmentation ICMP Fragmentation CAPEC-528: XML Flood XML Flood

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.3.0 up to (excluding) 18.3.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.3.0 up to (excluding) 18.3.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:18.4.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.2.7 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.2.7
    Added Reference Type GitLab Inc.: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/570034 Types: Broken Link
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1 that allows unauthenticated users to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition while uploading specifically crafted large JSON files.
    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://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/570034
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
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