CVE-2025-12562
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to create a denial of service condition by sending crafted GraphQL queries that bypass query complexity limits.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 11, 2025, 4:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 11, 2025, 4:15 a.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] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update GitLab to a version that includes the fix.
- Apply the latest security patches for your GitLab version.
- Ensure GraphQL query complexity limits are enforced.
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-2025-12562.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/12/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-6-2-released/ | |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/579152 | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/3360710 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-12562 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-12562
weaknesses.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-12562 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CybersecurityNews
GitLab Patches Multiple Vulnerabilities that Allows Attackers to Trigger XSS and DoS Attack
Critical security patches on December 10, 2025, addressing ten significant vulnerabilities across its Community Edition and Enterprise Edition platforms. GitLab has released updated versions 18.6.2, 1 ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-12562 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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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.10 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an unauthenticated user to create a denial of service condition by sending crafted GraphQL queries that bypass query complexity limits. 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/2025/12/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-6-2-released/ Added Reference https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/579152 Added Reference https://hackerone.com/reports/3360710