Resource exhaustion in GitLab
CVE-2025-1072
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 7.14.1, 17.4, 17.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/463093 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/2504059 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/11/13/patch-release-gitlab-17-5-2-released/ (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-1072?
- CVE-2025-1072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-02-07.
- How severe is CVE-2025-1072?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.